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On a crisp day in early November 1937, about 200 women gathered at Toronto’s Old City Hall. They were protesting the cost of milk. It had risen from 10 cents to 13 cents per 2-pint bottle.

1937

200 Women Gather at Old City Hall to Protest Milk Prices

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