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Lois Miriam Wilson is a Canadian politician and social activist who served as the first female Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 1980 to 1982. She was also the first woman to be elected as a Member of Parliament for the riding of Scarborough West in 1988. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Wilson was educated at the University of Manitoba and the University of Toronto. She was a social worker and a professor of social work at the University of Toronto before entering politics. Wilson was a member of the New Democratic Party and was elected to the House of Commons in 1988. She served as a Member of Parliament until 1993. During her time in office, she was a strong advocate for women's rights and social justice. Wilson was also a member of the United Church of Canada and served as its Moderator from 1980 to 1982. She was the first woman to hold the position. Wilson has received numerous awards and honors for her work in politics and social activism. In 2000, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2004, she was inducted into the Canadian Women's Hall of Fame.

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Age 97 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 8 April 1927
Birthday 8 April
Birthplace Winnipeg, Manitoba
Nationality Canada

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1998

In 1998 she was appointed to the Senate of Canada upon the recommendation of Jean Chrétien. She served in the chamber as an Independent until her retirement in 2002. She has held several other Canadian government appointments, including as a panel member of Environmental Assessment of the Disposal of Nuclear Waste (1989-1997).

1990

From 1990 to 2000, she was the Chancellor of Lakehead University.

1989

She is the author of 9 books including, Turning the World Upside Down: A Memoir (Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 1989) and I Want to Be in That Number - Cool Saints I Have Known (Toronto: self-published, 2014). She also wrote the first chapter of Transforming the Faiths of our Fathers: Women who Changed American Religion (2004), edited by Ann Braude.

1985

A Companion of the Order of Canada, she was the 1985 recipient of the Pearson Medal of Peace. She is also a member of the Order of Ontario and a director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, who honoured her in 2014 for her public engagement.

1947

Wilson is a graduate of the University of Winnipeg, completing a Bachelor of Arts degree (1947; United College) and a Masters of Divinity (1950). She served in team ministry with her husband in United Church pastoral charges in Winnipeg, (’54-’60), Thunder Bay, (’60-69), Hamilton (’69-’78) and Kingston (’78-’80). Wilson was a board member of First Place, Hamilton from 1969-1977.

1944

Wilson was active in the Student Christian Movement of Canada, as Student President in Manitoba (1944–46) and on the national level, and continues to be active in the World Student Christian Federation today. From 1967-1968, Wilson was the director of Town Talk, Thunder Bay, an innovative ecumenically sponsored program, utilizing all media, inviting citizens to publicly discuss issues affecting the future of their city. In 1984, she was a commentator for CBC on the Pope's visit to Canada.

1927

Lois Miriam Wilson CC OOnt (born Lois Freeman; April 8, 1927) is a retired United Church Minister who was the first female Moderator of the United Church of Canada, from 1980 to 1982. She was ordained a United Church minister in 1965, her husband having previously been ordained a United Church minister. From 1983 to 1989 she served as co-director of the Ecumenical Forum of Canada and also served as a president of the Canadian Council of Churches (1976-1979) as well as the World Council of Churches (1983-1991). A close friend of the noted Canadian novelist Margaret Laurence, she participated in several public forums with Laurence and presided at Laurence's 1986 funeral.

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