Women

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A Canadian at Harvard

A Canadian at Harvard

From: Chrystia

In this chapter, Tsalikis discusses Chrystia Freeland’s freshman year at Harvard. 7 $0.70 Add
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A Fine and Baffling Interplay
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A Fine and Baffling Interplay

From: Woman, Watching

Chapter Fifteen explores more of Louise’s challenges later in life. This chapter discusses the move away from amateur ornithology and its professionalization, her continuation of publishing … 21 $2.10 Add
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A First Draft of History

A First Draft of History

From: Chrystia

In this chapter, Tsalikis discusses Chrystia Freeland’s 1991 reporting in Kyiv. 19 $1.90 Add
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A Free Woman has Nothing to Fear

A Free Woman has Nothing to Fear

From: Hope Is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj centres on Jidatee, her grandmother whose wisdom embodied the Arabic principle that a free woman has nothing to fear. 5 $0.50 Add
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A Limitless Capacity to Rebound
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A Limitless Capacity to Rebound

From: Woman, Watching

Chapter Twelve explores the hardships faced by Louise in her later life and how these affected both her work and her own strength. The chapter discusses the decline in the bird populations … 22 $2.20 Add
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A Little Vacation

A Little Vacation

From: The Teen Sex Trade

A Nova Scotian woman recounts her life from age 16 to 17 as it relates to men, drugs, sexually transmitted infections, and abuse from her boyfriend. 17 $1.70 Add
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A Natural Woman

A Natural Woman

From: The M Word

Amy Lavender Harris reflects on her experiences with pregnancy, PCOS, infertility, ‘natural’ mothering, and her daughter. 9 $0.90 Add
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A Normal Childhood
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A Normal Childhood

From: Up the Coast

Chapter Two focuses on the author’s father John Brandon Willcock, leaving North Bay, Ontario for work, hardship during the Great Depression, his father’s (the author’s … 10 $1.00 Add
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A Peace River Kid

A Peace River Kid

From: Chrystia

In this chapter, Tsalikis traces Chrystia Freeland’s upbringing in 1970s and 1980s Peace River and Edmonton, Alberta, and how her Ukrainian Canadian heritage shaped her worldview. 11 $1.10 Add
A Sense of Themselves

A Sense of Themselves

Elizabeth Murray's Leadership in School and Community

This vivid portrayal of the late Elizabeth (Betty) Murray recreates the life and times of one of Nova Scotia’s finest educators and community leaders, a does at the grassroots. It examines … 192 View
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A squirrel running…

A squirrel running…

From: The Wheel of Things

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A Strong Wall around Me
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A Strong Wall around Me

From: Woman, Watching

Chapter Nine looks at the remaking of Louise and Len’s life and relationship after the war. The chapter discusses the 1946 publication of The Loghouse Nest, Len finding work, and … 20 $2.00 Add
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A Tent, a Saj and a Donkey

A Tent, a Saj and a Donkey

From: Hope Is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj traces Ummi’s struggle against her mother-in-law, Jidatee, in the Bedouin village of Tel Arad. 4 $0.40 Add
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A very active and energetic man

A very active and energetic man

From: The Wheel of Things

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A Woman’s Name

A Woman’s Name

From: Hope Is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj describes her experiences after having to give up schooling to support her family. 12 $1.20 Add
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A Worthwhile Thing to Be Doing

A Worthwhile Thing to Be Doing

From: A Sense of Themselves

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