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Congratulations to Molly Ladd-Taylor and William Wicken, Newly-elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada

Congratulations to Molly Ladd-Taylor and William Wicken, Newly-elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada

Dear colleagues,

It gives me great pleasure to announce that our colleagues Molly Ladd-Taylor and Bill Wicken have been announced as two of the newly-elected fellows of the Royal Society of Canada.  The citations are below.  Many congratulations to Molly and Bill on this recognition of their contributions – it is much deserved.

Molly Ladd-Taylor, author of Mother-Work and Fixing the Poor, is a prominent historian of gender and social policy, particularly for the United States. Her groundbreaking research places impoverished mothers, dependent children, and institutionalized people at the centre of analysis, joining their most private experiences with the public worlds of politics and policy. Her ambitious, engaged and canonical scholarship has reshaped historical understanding of welfare, eugenics, and the state.

Molly Ladd-Taylor, auteure de Mother-Work et de Fixing the Poor, est une éminente historienne du genre et des politiques sociales aux États-Unis. Ses recherches novatrices portent sur les mères en situation de précarité, les enfants à charge et les personnes institutionnalisées tout en incluant leurs expériences personnelles dans celles du monde politique. Ses recherches ambitieuses, engagées et visionnaires ont transformé notre compréhension du bien-être, de l’eugénisme et de l’État.

William Wicken’s prize-winning scholarship, alongside his substantial contributions as an expert witness, have profoundly affected how scholars, government policymakers and Canada’s legal community understand and interpret the history and legal position of Indigenous peoples in Canada. His book-length studies of the Mi’kmaw’s multi-generational interpretation of its 18th-century treaty with the British Crown have been transformative. As a consultant to Indigenous communities and advisor to government, he works to advance Reconciliation

William Wicken, ses études primées et ses importantes contributions en tant que témoin expert ont profondément influencé la compréhension et l’interprétation de l’histoire et de la place qu’occupent les Autochtones par les universitaires, les décideurs politiques et la communauté juridique au Canada. Son étude sur l’interprétation multigénérationnelle par les Mi’kmaw de leur traité du 18e siècle signé avec la Couronne britannique a eu un effet transformateur. En tant que consultant auprès des communautés autochtones et conseiller auprès du gouvernement, il participe à la Réconciliation.

Stephen Brooke, Chair