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A transformation, Beryl Potter used to be so shy she was afraid to go into a restaurant to meet her husband if she arrived first. After losing both le(...)
A transformation, Beryl Potter used to be so shy she was afraid to go into a restaurant to meet her husband if she arrived first. After losing both le(...)

A transformation, Beryl Potter used to be so shy she was afraid to go into a restaurant to meet her husband if she arrived first. After losing both le(...)

Date4/20/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: A transformation, Beryl Potter used to be so shy she was afraid to go into a restaurant to meet her husband if she arrived first. After losing both legs, an arm and an eye, and after she had contemplated suicide, Potter began fighting for the disabled. She's not shy now.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0074391F
Monkey-shining up to her boss. She's a playful little monkey now but Agnes the orangutan was rather shy when she arrived two months ago from Antwerp Z(...)
Monkey-shining up to her boss. She's a playful little monkey now but Agnes the orangutan was rather shy when she arrived two months ago from Antwerp Z(...)
6/3/1976
From Left: Arnold Boldt, Bob Rumball, Beryl Potter, Peggy Cameron (on behalf of husband William)
From Left: Arnold Boldt, Bob Rumball, Beryl Potter, Peggy Cameron (on behalf of husband William)
9/27/1994
Beryl and her bear, Beryl Potter says legislation isn't enough to change studetn attitudes about the disabled
Beryl and her bear, Beryl Potter says legislation isn't enough to change studetn attitudes about the disabled
1/16/1991
Marilyn Brown used to have to go downtown frequently so doctors could check the pacemaker device that keeps her heart beating regularly. Now, all she (...)
Marilyn Brown used to have to go downtown frequently so doctors could check the pacemaker device that keeps her heart beating regularly. Now, all she (...)
8/19/1971
Activist loses, Beaches-Woodbine Liberal and disabled activist Beryl Potter is hugged by Patrick Johnston after being defeated by the NDP's Frances Lankin
Activist loses, Beaches-Woodbine Liberal and disabled activist Beryl Potter is hugged by Patrick Johnston after being defeated by the NDP's Frances Lankin
9/6/1990
Closing up shop: New Democrat MP Lynn McDonald looks at a Parliament 'class picture' as she cleans out her office yesterday after losing her Broadview-Greenwood seat
Closing up shop: New Democrat MP Lynn McDonald looks at a Parliament 'class picture' as she cleans out her office yesterday after losing her Broadview-Greenwood seat
11/22/1988
Wheelchair protest, Beryl Potter and Pat Israel (right) led a protest group of handicapped at the Plaza 2 Cinema at last night's premier of Whose Life(...)
Wheelchair protest, Beryl Potter and Pat Israel (right) led a protest group of handicapped at the Plaza 2 Cinema at last night's premier of Whose Life(...)
12/4/1981
Plugging on, Beaches-Woodbine Liberal candidate Beryl Potter, a triple amputee who has championed disabled issues for 20 years, talks with worker David Tyler
Plugging on, Beaches-Woodbine Liberal candidate Beryl Potter, a triple amputee who has championed disabled issues for 20 years, talks with worker David Tyler
9/6/1990
Dynamic woman, Triple amputee Beryl Potter, president of the Scarborough Recreation Club for Disabled Adults, chuckles with director Alex Hamilton Bro(...)
Dynamic woman, Triple amputee Beryl Potter, president of the Scarborough Recreation Club for Disabled Adults, chuckles with director Alex Hamilton Bro(...)
9/4/1981
Disabled dynamo, Beryl Potter, helped by son, Dennis, is busy working on projects supporting the International Year of Disabled Persons. The Scarborou(...)
Disabled dynamo, Beryl Potter, helped by son, Dennis, is busy working on projects supporting the International Year of Disabled Persons. The Scarborou(...)
2/9/1981
Fighting back, Premier David Peterson, in a tight election race, campaigns in Beaches-Woodbine yesterday with Liberal candidate Beryl Potter
Fighting back, Premier David Peterson, in a tight election race, campaigns in Beaches-Woodbine yesterday with Liberal candidate Beryl Potter
9/5/1990
Walked out unharmed with Emergency Task Force police, Karleane Wilson, 13, later told her mother she was too afraid to move from a downstairs living r(...)
Walked out unharmed with Emergency Task Force police, Karleane Wilson, 13, later told her mother she was too afraid to move from a downstairs living r(...)
7/24/1977