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There are no distressed damsels in Helen Porter's stories, only men and women of equal worth
There are no distressed damsels in Helen Porter's stories, only men and women of equal worth

There are no distressed damsels in Helen Porter's stories, only men and women of equal worth

Date10/27/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: There are no distressed damsels in Helen Porter's stories, only men and women of equal worth
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0074347F
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Helen Porter, Actress-storyteller is putting on My Grandmother, My Mother and Me, a dramatic presentation of the stories of four cultures dealing with links between generations
Helen Porter, Actress-storyteller is putting on My Grandmother, My Mother and Me, a dramatic presentation of the stories of four cultures dealing with links between generations
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Parliament Buildings (1832-1893), view of rear entrance to main building from Wellington Street West, showing porter's lodge & old library
Parliament Buildings (1832-1893), view of rear entrance to main building from Wellington Street West, showing porter's lodge & old library
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Unhappy skycap: Hilroy Charles, a skycap at Pearson Terminal 2, says porters are sometimes left with as little as $1 an hour after paying Allcap Baggage $16 a day to work at the airport
Unhappy skycap: Hilroy Charles, a skycap at Pearson Terminal 2, says porters are sometimes left with as little as $1 an hour after paying Allcap Baggage $16 a day to work at the airport
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Black porters and maids constitute whites' image of Toronto blacks, says Mrs
Black porters and maids constitute whites' image of Toronto blacks, says Mrs
12/26/1970
Clovelly's porters
Clovelly's porters
6/2/1970
Story time, Zelko Vidovic, 11, is lost in the drama as Helen Carmichael Porter (left) acts out a fairy tale at a pubic school. Porter has been taking (...)
Story time, Zelko Vidovic, 11, is lost in the drama as Helen Carmichael Porter (left) acts out a fairy tale at a pubic school. Porter has been taking (...)
10/13/1982
Equal rights: Former cycling champion Jocelyn Lovell speaks out at city hall yesterday against a bid to force race organizers to give women the same prize money as men
Equal rights: Former cycling champion Jocelyn Lovell speaks out at city hall yesterday against a bid to force race organizers to give women the same prize money as men
2/23/1990
Don River backdrop: NDP leader Bob Rae promised a law ensuring women and men get equal pay for similar jobs, to end doctors' extra-billing and cut tax breaks to big business
Don River backdrop: NDP leader Bob Rae promised a law ensuring women and men get equal pay for similar jobs, to end doctors' extra-billing and cut tax breaks to big business
4/10/1985
Church couple: Revs. Linda and Brooke Ashfield share the congregation at Gateway Community Church. They feel they're an example of how men and women can be equal before God
Church couple: Revs. Linda and Brooke Ashfield share the congregation at Gateway Community Church. They feel they're an example of how men and women can be equal before God
9/30/1983
Party At Sea: Jolly Roger Pirate forces a visiting damsel to walk the plank
Party At Sea: Jolly Roger Pirate forces a visiting damsel to walk the plank
11/2/1991
Hy handcuffs hurricane: Patricia Hy returns a shot from Hurricane Helen Kelesi, who showed equal amounts of rage and disappointment in her lopsided defeat
Hy handcuffs hurricane: Patricia Hy returns a shot from Hurricane Helen Kelesi, who showed equal amounts of rage and disappointment in her lopsided defeat
7/10/1992