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How Canada lost its lead on male Pill, Joe Richardson was a volunteer guinea pig in the first Toronto test of the male Pill.
How Canada lost its lead on male Pill, Joe Richardson was a volunteer guinea pig in the first Toronto test of the male Pill.

How Canada lost its lead on male Pill, Joe Richardson was a volunteer guinea pig in the first Toronto test of the male Pill.

Date5/19/1978
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132738F
Widower Hank Karpus, 49, slowly but surely through a successful 25 years of marriage to a woman who was ahead of her time in terms of equality stopped being a male chauvinist pig
Widower Hank Karpus, 49, slowly but surely through a successful 25 years of marriage to a woman who was ahead of her time in terms of equality stopped being a male chauvinist pig
7/5/1977
The male secretary, Male tellers common in early '50s, are reappearing in banks like the Commerce (far left), there are even some male secretaries like Bruce Evoy (left), assistant to a women at the CTV network.
The male secretary, Male tellers common in early '50s, are reappearing in banks like the Commerce (far left), there are even some male secretaries like Bruce Evoy (left), assistant to a women at the CTV network.
2/22/1979
Percy Smith, 20, has a nice number, thank you, as the first male telephone operator at the Credit Bureau of Greater Toronto
Percy Smith, 20, has a nice number, thank you, as the first male telephone operator at the Credit Bureau of Greater Toronto
8/16/1973
Lone male: Architect Donald Moffat of Etobicoke, who works out of Hamilton and Toronto, is the only male member of the Hamilton Status of Women committee
Lone male: Architect Donald Moffat of Etobicoke, who works out of Hamilton and Toronto, is the only male member of the Hamilton Status of Women committee
6/1/1973
Bob Lloyd organized reunion of Canadian Guinea pigs. Members are airmen who underwent plastic surgery at East Grinstead hospital
Bob Lloyd organized reunion of Canadian Guinea pigs. Members are airmen who underwent plastic surgery at East Grinstead hospital
6/7/1972
Robert Good, 33, of U of T department of physiology uses himself as a guinea pig to help his research into why so many people drown when they fall into cold water
Robert Good, 33, of U of T department of physiology uses himself as a guinea pig to help his research into why so many people drown when they fall into cold water
12/7/1973
Keeps him busy: Jack Pollick takes pride in his pill-bottle model of a community he dubbed Geriatria
Keeps him busy: Jack Pollick takes pride in his pill-bottle model of a community he dubbed Geriatria
1/15/1992
Dr. Juri Pill. Making transit more efficient
Dr. Juri Pill. Making transit more efficient
1/22/1975
Juri Pill: TTC official says more riders use system during off-peak hours.
Juri Pill: TTC official says more riders use system during off-peak hours.
9/26/1977
Collective Biography - Men - PILL
Collective Biography - Men - PILL
7/7/1988
Juri Pill: Sources say he's favored to become Metro planning commissioner.
Juri Pill: Sources say he's favored to become Metro planning commissioner.
7/7/1988
On track: Juri Pill, TTC's general manager, is involved in planning Metro's projected transit needs, which include possible extensions of subway routes, 'busways' and light rapid transit lines, shown left
On track: Juri Pill, TTC's general manager, is involved in planning Metro's projected transit needs, which include possible extensions of subway routes, 'busways' and light rapid transit lines, shown left
1/20/1986