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| Margaret Phillips | |
Margaret Phillips, co-founder of the Northern Woman's Bookstore in Thunder Bay, Ontario, as well as "feminist foremother of Northwestern Ontario, and social justice advocate for women, Aboriginal people and marginalized groups," died November 4.
Noting that the "bookstore she founded is known as the last remaining women's bookstore in Canada," CBC News quoted Rosalind Lockyer, a friend for two decades, saying Phillips managed the "extremely difficult" task of keeping her independent bookstore open for over 30 years as a "one of a kind" community hub.
"She knew what books were right for what people and why," Lockyer told the Thunder Bay News. "She was a wealth of knowledge and she took the time."