Writing the Revolution

When Michele Landsberg’s first column for the Toronto Star hit newsstands in May 1978 it was the first time a feminist interpretation of the news had made it into daily circulation in a Canadian newspaper. While not sure initially if she wanted to be the Star’s “woman columnist”, Michele tried to use her column as a voice for those who had none. The hundreds of letters that poured in – both those in support of what she was writing and those outraged by it – let her know that what she was do...