Feminist Activism at a Canadian University (New FEMINIST RESEARCH / NOUVELLES RECHERCHES Feministes) (Report‪)‬

This paper examines the growth of feminism at McGill University and the creation of women's studies and a women's research centre, benefits for women faculty, staff and students, and changes in campus culture. The paper focuses on the activities of faculty and staff, while recognizing the importance of student activism as well. Opportunities for activism came from the larger women's movement and national organizations together with competitive pressures. Activists used the decentralized structure and interactional settings of the university to establish organizational habitats and achieve real changes despite strategic constraints and some fading of feminism over time. **********