Gail Cuthbert Brandt

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Conclusion From: Through the Mill View Baraka Books	The conclusion reiterates the key role of women in the establishment and development of Canada’s cotton textile industry.	Gail Cuthbert Brandt	10	2018	$1.00 Add
From Introduction From: Through the Mill View Baraka Books		Gail Cuthbert Brandt	7	2018	$0.70 Add
From PART 1 – Developing the Quebec Cotton Industry Girls and Women Wanted From: Through the Mill View Baraka Books	This chapter explores the early days of the Quebec cotton textile industry, starting around 1844-78. It covers key figures, companies, and regions of Quebec in this industry’s establishment …	Gail Cuthbert Brandt	39	2018	$3.90 Add
From PART 1 – Fighting Back Workplace Activism From: Through the Mill View Baraka Books	This chapter looks at workplace activism and labour groups, and how women were treated by and excluded from these groups. It looks at the demographics of female workers and intersecting …	Gail Cuthbert Brandt	32	2018	$3.20 Add
From PART 1 – Mill Life From: Through the Mill View Baraka Books	This chapter explores the reality of those who worked in the mills. It covers child labour, the hours for workers, wages, workplace safety, and the issue of abusive foremen for female workers.	Gail Cuthbert Brandt	32	2018	$3.20 Add
From PART 2 – Dominating the Canadian Cotton Industry From: Through the Mill View Baraka Books	This chapter explores the cotton textile industry’s evolution after the first world war, and specifically women’s experiences during this period. It covers the experiences of families …	Gail Cuthbert Brandt	47	2018	$4.70 Add
From PART 2 – New Technologies, Old Problems Working Conditions and Wages From: Through the Mill View Baraka Books	This chapter explores the working conditions and wages throughout the 20th century for workers in the Quebec cotton textile industry. It looks at child labour, hours, working conditions, wages, …	Gail Cuthbert Brandt	51	2018	$5.10 Add
From PART 2 – Struggling for Change in a Man’s World From: Through the Mill View Baraka Books	This chapter explores evolutions in the labour movement and the involvement and experiences of women in this movement throughout the 20th century. It looks at the experiences of working class …	Gail Cuthbert Brandt	62	2018	$6.20 Add
Through the Mill Girls and Women in the Quebec Cotton Textile Industry, 1881-1951 Baraka Books	Girls and women were essential to industrialization in Canada, particularly in the cotton textile industry, which was concentrated in Quebec. In 1891, for example, more than 2000 girls and women …	Gail Cuthbert Brandt	324	2018	View