Laura Sabia
Laura Sabia | |
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| Born | Laura Villela September 18, 1916 Michael John Sabia |
Laura Sabia, feminist.
Born Laura Villela in
The Toronto Sun
in the 1970s and 80s. She also held the president position at the Canadian Federation of University Women and used her position to reach and inspire woman into pursuing higher education politics. Sabia's contribution continued onto 1975 when she and 10 other women participated in a project for International Women at the United Nations Conference.
Sabia was a two-time candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. In the 1968 general election, she finished second in the riding of St. Catharines, Ontario, losing by fewer than 4,000 votes, and came in third in a 1981 by-election in the Toronto riding of Spadina, losing by 1,005 votes.
In 1974, she was made an Officer of the
Persons Case.[2]
She was married to Michael Sabia and had four children, including
Lester Pearson.[3]
She died of Parkinson's disease on October 17, 1996, in Toronto, Ontario.[4]
References
- ^ "Order of Canada citation". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved March 13, 2006.
- ^ "Governor General Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case - Status of Women Canada". cfc-swc.gc.ca. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ "The SeaBoard Group". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ Anderson, Doris (November 6, 1996). "Lives Lived: LAURA VILLELA SABIA". p. A18.
- "Debates of the Senate (Hansard) Tribute". Retrieved March 13, 2006.
- Donn Downey (October 19, 1996). "Laura Sabia: Feminist gave women a hand up". The Globe and Mail.
- Sabia, L. (1966, April).Canadians- Awake! Women Speaking. p. 6
- (1965, October 23). ‘Greatest Discrimination’ Levelled At Universities. Women.
- (1966, October 6) Never under-estimate the power of a Mrs. M. J. Sabia. Toronto Daily Star.
- (1967, November 27). Feminist asks men for rights, less love. Globe and Mail.
- (1974, February 19). Woman-power thrust of Sabia’s sorties. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, p. 43.
- (1974, December 11). Laura Sabia. The St.Catharines Standard.