[Bcma-l] Saints & Sinners Speaker Series - Burnaby Village Museum

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Subject: 	Saints & Sinners Speaker Series
Date: 	Fri, 5 Jan 2007 13:51:48 -0800
From: 	Stagg, Nancy <Nancy.Stagg@burnaby.ca>



*Saints & Sinners Speaker Series*
During 2007, Burnaby Village Museum’s programs and exhibits highlight 
women and their historic role in society. This Speaker Series focuses on 
the history of women in BC at both ends of the social spectrum.

*Ladies & Escorts: Gender Segregation in British Columbia Beer Parlours*

Presenter: Robert A. Campbell

Thursday, January 18, 7:00-8:30pm, $5.00

This title is taken from the signs that used to appear over the doors to 
hotel beer parlours, one entrance for men only and the other for women 
on their own or with male companions. The dominant belief was that women 
needed to be both protected and regulated. The official concern was that 
the presence of women in beer parlours increased the contacts between 
men and female prostitutes and thus facilitated the spread of venereal 
disease. Women, particularly those unescorted by men, who entered beer 
parlours were often regarded as prostitutes. Public policy was shaped by 
these attitudes, and the goal was to separate unescorted women from 
unescorted men.

Robert Campbell teaches Canadian history and Canadian-American relations 
at Capilano College in North Vancouver. He has written two books on the 
historical use and regulation of alcohol. His most recent book is /Sit 
Down and Drink Your Beer: Regulating Vancouver’s Beer Parlours/.

Please pre-register by calling

Burnaby Village Museum at 604.293.6500

Presentation held in the Discovery Room (upstairs in the Administration 
Building, off the main parking lot) of the Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 
Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby

Driving Instructions: Hwy 1 to exit 33, head toward Canada Way, left 
(east) on Canada Way, right on Deer Lake Avenue

Public Transit: Bus 144, 123 or 129

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Nancy Stagg | Marketing and Sponsorship
Burnaby Village Museum
6501 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3T6
T: 604.293.6509 F:604.293.6525
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