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Virtual Book Launch: Being Fat
October 12, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Fat Activism in Canadian History
Hosted by the Ottawa Historical Association
It is okay to be fat. This is the basic premise of fat activism, a social movement that has existed in Canada since the 1970s. This talk by Jenny Ellison traces the contours of this activism, revealing the diverse and unexpected ways that fat women have challenged beauty and bodily norms.