- fonds
- 1930 - 1931
records created and kept by sanna kannasto, from the years 1930-1931. includes minutes of district 6 (northwestern ontario) of the työlais naisten liiitto (t.n.l.), working women's league, of which kannasto was secretary. also includes correspondence; writings on how to run meetings and how to establish a co-operative; and material produced by other organizations such as the workers' unity league of canada.
sanna kannasto (1878-1968) was a finnish socialist organizer and feminist active in port arthur and northwestern ontario for much of her life. she was associated with the canadan suomalainen järjestö / finnish organization of canada, and travelled, speaking to workers and women across northwestern ontario.
these records provide a small window onto kannasto's activities in 1930-1931. they may have been hidden intentionally due to rcmp interference in her work.