Margaret was a homeless, faceless person to those who passed her without giving a thought to her history. Denise Davy wanted to know more. That questioning became the focus of extensive research that led to her book, Her Name was Margaret: Life and Death on the Streets, and to this lecture, which asks us to see Margaret as an individual and consider her life in the context of social systems that could be different.

Denise Davy is an award-winning author and journalist who specializes in writing about pervasive social issues in Canada and abroad. She worked for the Hamilton Spectator for more than 25 years.