CFUW Etobicoke marked its 70th year in 2022. It was in March of 1952 that a group of 25 committed and dedicated women gathered for the first meeting of what was to become CFUW Etobicoke. Times were different then: fewer women pursued post-secondary education and universities were the only avenue to post-secondary education, as the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology had not yet been created; fewer women worked outside the home and most families had at least two children; Etobicoke was not part of Toronto and there was no subway link into the city; the city did not have the rich diversity that is now so valued.
What has stayed the same is the commitment of our members to advocacy, to the support of young women’s education through the Charitable Trust, to our support of women’s shelters and other community organizations and to our own on-going lifelong learning with monthly speakers and more than 40 interest groups.

Our Club has a rich history, which we are PROUD to celebrate!