First woman to be director of SWNA

By Joan Janzen

If we take a look back to October, 1972 we see a Kindersley resident who was elected as director of the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association (SWNA). According to the Oct. 4, 1972 issue of The Clarion, Frances Chandler, who was the co-publisher of The Clarion, was elected for a two-year term as director of the SWNA. The election took place at the two-day convention in Regina. She was the first woman to hold the position of director in the history of the association.

In October, 1972, Frances Chandler from Kindersley was the first woman to hold the position of director of the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association.

Oct. 4, 1972 issue of The Clarion