Lois Wilson is a minister, author, diplomat, former senator, and advocate for human rights in the church, Canadian Parliament and the world. After graduating from United College in Winnipeg in 1950, Wilson was ordained as a minister in the United Church of Canada. She was active in the World Council of Churches as a regional president and was also an advocate for the ecumenical movement. Wilson was also the first woman moderator of the United Church of Canada. She was a Companion of the Order of Canada and recipient of the Pearson Medal of Peace. Her activism extended beyond the church into the political and cultural world. In 1998, she was appointed to Canada’s senate by Prime Minister Jean Chretien. She served as an independent senator until 2002. From 1990-2000 she was Chancellor of Lakehead University, and she has served as Distinguished Minister in Residence at Emmanuel College, Victoria University in the University of Toronto. Wilson is the author of nine books addressing ethics, interpretations of biblical stories, and feminism.
Wilson’s lecture was a part of the series “Canadian Women Look at the 80s,” and took place on March 16, 1983.
