Newsgirls: Gutsy Pioneers in Canada’s Newsrooms

Name: Newsgirls: Gutsy Pioneers in Canada’s Newsrooms
Start: 2026-10-23T10:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-23
Location: Jane/Sheppard Branch

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📅 Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 10:30 AM📍 Jane/Sheppard Branch, Toronto, ON🏠 1906 Sheppard Avenue West, Toronto, ON M3L 1Y7💲 Free

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Toronto author, freelance writer and former Toronto Star reporter, Donna Jean Mackinnon, presents her book Newgirls: Gutsy Pioneers in Canada’s Newsrooms (Leaping Lion Books, 2017). In Newsgirls, Mackinnon documents the lives of 10 leading female reporters who started their careers during newspaper's Golden Age. This fascinating, often amusing, presentation will include a slew of vintage photos and intimate anecdotes.

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