Atkinson Foundation: $6,278 given home for runaway wives

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After getting by on rundown hand-me-down furnishings since opening its doors, a grant from the Atkinson Foundation helps Interval House completely refurbish five bedrooms in its Spadina Road home.

Atkinson Foundation: $6,278 given home for runaway wives

Atkinson Foundation. Atkinson Foundation: $6,278 given home for runaway wives. Toronto Star, pg B18. December 4, 1974.

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Karen, a 19-year old woman smiles as she feeds her happy baby in a high-chair. Karen and her baby are among the residents staying at Interval House in 1973 when they first opened their doors as Canada's first shelter for women escaping abuse.

Women’s lib group runs ‘halfway house’ for wives on own

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A Toronto Star article describes the newly opened Interval House to readers, but neglects to mention that the shelter’s purpose is to help women and their children escape domestic abuse. The article introduces Interval House as “a women’s liberation project, has just opened in Toronto as a refuge for women who are leaving their husbands or have been deserted or have arrived here with no plans.”

Women’s lib group runs ‘halfway house’ for wives on own

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Gormely, Sheila. Women’s lib group runs ‘halfway house’ for wives on own. Toronto Star, pg 1,4. April 28, 1973.

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Barkley, Harold; A 19-Year-old mother, Karen, left, who is staying at Interval House on Spadina Rd. Toronto Star. April 11, 1973.

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