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Daughters in the City
Mennonite Maids in Vancouver, 1931-61
About the Author
Ruth Derksen Siemens is a first-generation Canadian of Russian Mennonite descent who was born in Vancouver and also lived in a traditional Mennonite community in the Fraser Valley. A scholar with a particular interest in historical documents and their socio-linguistic implications, she is an instructor of writing and rhetoric at the University of British Columbia. Her PhD in the philosophy of language (University of Sheffield) investigates a corpus of 463 letters written from the former Soviet Union by Russian Mennonites. Some of these letters appear in her edited work Remember Us: Letters from Stalin's Gulag (1930–37), published by Pandora Press.
Along with producer-director Moyra Rodger, Ruth is the co–executive producer of a documentary, Through the Red Gate, which traces the journey of the letters from Russia to an attic in Carlyle, Saskatchewan. The website www.gulagletters.ca presents images of the original letters, their translations, photos of the Russian Mennonite writers, artists’ exhibits and the one-hour documentary.
Contact the author at: info@daughtersinthecity.com
Invitation to Places That Matter Virtual Plaque Presentation #89
Mennonite Maids: Daughters in the City
Join us in celebrating the history and stories of thousands of Mennonite daughters who worked as maids in Vancouver from 1931-1961. These young single women were pioneers in their community not only in Vancouver but also for Western Canada.
The virtual presentation will include historical context and stories by the author of Daughters in the City, Dr. Ruth Derksen Siemens and the Mennonite Museum Society’s
director, Richard Thiessen. We will present the Places That Matter plaque and share details of its installation in South Vancouver.
Photo Source: Ruth Derksen Siemens
www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org
www.placesthatmatter.ca
Thursday June 17th at 7pm, by Zoom
To register for this FREE event contact Jessica at
jessica@vancouverheritagefoundation.org
Join us in celebrating the history and stories of thousands of Mennonite daughters who worked as maids in Vancouver from 1931-1961. These young single women were pioneers in their community not only in Vancouver but also for Western Canada.
The virtual presentation will include historical context and stories by the author of Daughters in the City, Dr. Ruth Derksen Siemens and the Mennonite Museum Society’s
director, Richard Thiessen. We will present the Places That Matter plaque and share details of its installation in South Vancouver.
Photo Source: Ruth Derksen Siemens
www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org
www.placesthatmatter.ca
Thursday June 17th at 7pm, by Zoom
To register for this FREE event contact Jessica at
jessica@vancouverheritagefoundation.org