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Working single parent Jeannie Westdyke, with son, Gord, says unmarried mothers on welfare should be willing to work for the minimum wage and learn how to live on it the way we all had to do
Working single parent Jeannie Westdyke, with son, Gord, says unmarried mothers on welfare should be willing to work for the minimum wage and learn how to live on it the way we all had to do

Working single parent Jeannie Westdyke, with son, Gord, says unmarried mothers on welfare should be willing to work for the minimum wage and learn how to live on it the way we all had to do

Date5/17/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Working single parent Jeannie Westdyke; with son; Gord; says unmarried mothers on welfare should be willing to work for the minimum wage and learn how to live on it the way we all had to do.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Object NumberTSPA_0014728F
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