Hannah Belec

Hannah Belec (she/her) is a graduate student in the Joint Master of Arts in History Program (Archival Studies Stream) at the University of Manitoba (UM) and the University of Winnipeg. In 2025, Hannah graduated from UM with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History. Her research interests include public history — specifically the teaching of history through archives, museums, and schools — and the history of women and youth in Canada. 

Hannah is incredibly grateful to have worked as a Student Research Assistant (SRA) on three Centre for Human Rights Research projects: Period Poverty and Equity, On Campus and Beyond; History in the Hot Seat: Colonialism and the Knowing and Teaching of Canada’s Past; and Bridging the Gap Between Human Rights Research and Practice. 

Find out more about these projects and Hannah’s SRA work through the links below: 

• Hannah Belec. “Reflecting on a Decade of Pro-Choice Student Activism at the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry Campus.” March 7, 2025. https://chrr.info/blog/reflection/reflecting-on-a-decade-of-pro-choice-student-activism-at-the-university-of-manitobas-fort-garry-campus/. 
• Hannah Belec and Lindsay Gibson. “History in the Hot Seat: The Teaching and Knowing of Canada’s Past Podcast – Episode 3.” January 6, 2025. https://umfm.com/series/history-in-the-hot-seat/history-in-the-hot-seat-episode-3. 
• Belec, Hannah, Katja Buchholz, Jamie Nienhuysen, Adele Perry, Sean Carleton, Jocelyn Thorpe, and Pauline Tennent. “History in the Hot Seat: Colonialism and the Knowing and Teaching of Canada’s Past: A Final Report.” December 2024. https://chrr.info/resource/history-in-the-hot-seat-colonialism-and-the-knowing-and-teaching-of-canadas-past-a-final-report/. 
• Hannah Belec and Kim Dudek. “History in the Hot Seat: The Teaching and Knowing of Canada’s Past Podcast – Episode 2.” September 3, 2024. https://umfm.com/series/history-in-the-hot-seat/history-in-the-hot-seat-episode-2. 
• Hannah Belec, Jarvis Brownlie, Adele Perry, and Jocelyn Thorpe. “History in the Hot Seat: The Teaching and Knowing of Canada’s Past Podcast – Episode 1.” July 10, 2024. https://umfm.com/series/history-in-the-hot-seat/history-in-the-hot-seat-episode-1. 
• Pauline Tennent, Bethel Alemaio, Hannah Belec, Mikayla Hunter, Lindsay Larios, Adele Perry, Victoria Romero, Julia Smith, and Chloe Vickar. “A Report on Period Poverty and Equity, On Campus and Beyond.” June 2024. https://chrr.info/resource/a-report-on-period-poverty-and-equity-on-campus-and-beyond/. 
• Hannah Belec. “Access to Menstrual Products in Federally Regulated Prisons in Canada.” May 30, 2024. https://chrr.info/blog/reflection/access-to-menstrual-products-in-federally-regulated-prisons-in-canada/.