" ▁Crow ley ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Toronto ▁with ▁him . ▁Crow ley ▁worked ▁in ▁a ▁law ▁office , ▁in ▁an ▁account ant ' s ▁office , ▁at ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Children ' s ▁A id ▁Society ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁a ▁secretary ▁for ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Broadcast ing ▁Corporation . ▁She ▁studied ▁market ing ▁at ▁Ry erson ▁University ; ▁her ▁husband ▁died ▁from ▁cancer ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁She ▁earned ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁political ▁science ▁from ▁York ▁University . ▁She ▁later ▁taught ▁business ▁for ▁the ▁Toronto ▁District ▁School ▁Board , ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Crow ley ▁joined ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Neg ro ▁Women ' s ▁Association ▁( C AN E WA ), ▁later ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Black ▁Women ▁of ▁Canada . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁vice - pres ident ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁as ▁president ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁She ▁represented ▁C AN E WA ▁at ▁the ▁fun eral ▁of ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁Jr . ▁ ▁Crow ley ▁died ▁in ▁Cred it ▁Valley ▁Hospital ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁school te ach ers ▁Category : Black ▁Canadian ▁women ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁civil ▁rights ▁activ ists <0x0A> </s> ▁St . ▁Laur ence ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁formerly ▁St . ▁Laur