Sylvia Spring

Sylvia Spring (born July 14, 1942)[1] is a Canadian feminist writer, filmmaker and activist.[2][3] In 1970, she made Madeleine Is ..., the first Canadian English-language feature film directed by a woman.[4][5][6] She was a member of the Canadian task force on Sex-Role Stereotyping in the Broadcast Media established in 1979,[7] a founder of MediaWatch Canada and subsequently its National Director, and presented internationally at forums on the portrayal of women in advertising. In 2005, she was named in the Top 100 list of Canada's Most Powerful Women, in the Trailblazers and Trendsetters category.[8][9]

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  5. ^ Loiselle, André (July–August 2002). "Madeleine is... worth a second look". Take One (Toronto). Retrieved 24 October 2018. Viewed on Canadian Women Film Directors Database.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  6. ^ Jordan, Randolph (2013). "Vancouver Is...: Defining the City in Sylvia Spring's Madeleine Is... (1971).". In Walls, Rachel (ed.). World Film Locations: Vancouver. Bristol: Intellect Books. pp. 44–45. Retrieved 24 October 2018. Viewed on Canadian Women Film Directors Database.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  7. ^ "Task force to study sex stereotyping". The Ottawa Citizen: 87. 29 September 1979. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  8. ^ El Akkad, Omar (24 November 2005). "A new generation of powerful women". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Previous Winners". Top 100 Women. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2018.