HIST 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Little Burgundy, Baby Boomers, Youth Culture
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Baby boomers embraced more liberal social values o o. Royal commission on the status of women 1967-1970: attitudes about pre-material sex. Lessened the fear of pregnancy: desire for small families, working mothers become normal o o. Relaxation of canada"s abortion laws 1969, 1988: homosexuality decriminalized 1969 o. 23% of all immigrants (1966-1972), only 4. 5% from 1940-1950: west indian domestic scheme 1955-1967. Women are brought in as domestic servants: decolonization/political radicalism, assassination of mlk jr. on april 4 1968. Originates with ymca adult education (more open than mcgill) Controversy over biology professor: university mishandled allegations of racism. Occupation (400 students) of computer lab on the 9th floor (january 29 to february 11 1969) Riot police, fire (2 million in damages), rained computer cards, 97 arrested o. Roosevelt douglas (later pm of dominica: anne cools (later senator of canada) Cheddi jagan jr (son of guyana"s pm) o. Jean chretien"s white paper on indian affairs 1969 o.
