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Irma James (First Black Woman) To drive a TTC Streetcar

One could only imagine her challenges as a black woman; however, Irma did not have many problems securing jobs, as she arrived on a Friday and was working the following Tuesday. She also mentioned that there was an array of jobs when she arrived from Mayaro, Trinidad

“ You could walk off one job and get another one the following day, ” she said. Her favourite Streetcar route she worked was from Main Street to High Park along College Street. “ In those days, Honest Ed's Store was “ the black people's Eaton ’ s and the store where you could have found all your household needs at a low price.

Irma James is a good example of how West Indians adjusted to life in Canada. She came to Canada in 1971 and fulfilled her dream by becoming the first Black woman to drive a TTC Streetcar at a time when women were still being stereotyped by their male counterparts

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