Women

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Conclusion

From: Storming the Old Boys’ Citadel

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In the Conclusion, the authors reflect on the legacy of Mother Joseph and Louise Bethune work more than 100 years after their deaths. The chapter explores how these women were able to storm the … ; 9 $0.90 Add
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Dissident in Search of Consensus

From: Beverley McLachlin

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Addresses McLachlin’s role in transforming the way the Supreme Court approach to making decisions. Explains how, under McLachlin’s leadership, the Court became more consensual and … ; 24 $2.40 Add
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Early days: assuming the mantle

PART 2: LEADING WITH NERVE

From: Nerve

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The authors discuss the early period of leadership roles and how they overcame initial issues and setback. ; 25 $2.50 Add
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Eight

From: Holden After & Before

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I Taught My Kids to Talk

From: The M Word

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Nancy Jo Cullen reflects on life as a single parent, doing the ‘right’ thing, teaching your children, how your children see you, adolescence, and more. 9 $0.90 Add
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Little Windmill

Part 3: The Circuit

From: This is My Real Name

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Chapter 7 begins with Brunet’s time at Club Goldmine. Topics discussed include the hiring process, travels to Sudbury, VIP, and more. 44 $4.40 Add
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Nothing Happens Haphazardly

From: Woman, Watching

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Chapter Eight explores Louise’s journey writing her "Little Bird Book." The chapter follows the writing and publishing of her first book and Len’s homecoming from the war. 10 $1.00 Add
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Opening Spaces in the Imagination: An Assessment

From: A Sense of Themselves

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Our Rights Get Stripped Away

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

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In this chapter, Cull interviews a woman who entered the sex trade as an escape from a violent relationship. She feels that sex work saved her life, and feels that the laws governing sex work … 9 $0.90 Add
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Part Three: Section III

Undomesticating Violence

From: The Point is To Change the World

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This reading consists of the following essays: Against the Beating of Children: Submission to a Parliamentary Sub-committee on the Corporal Punishment of Children [2013] – Three Letters … ; 28 $2.80 Add
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Party or No Party?

Part 3. Beginning Your Campaign

From: Women Winning Office

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In Party or No Party? Nash examines the decision to support and join a political party for which to run for office. The chapter explores topics such as branding of political parties, differences … 6 $0.60 Add
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Pass the Spuds

From: Up the Coast

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Chapter Seven focuses on the cook house, the cook Dave, the routine at the logging camp, grizzly bears in the shed, and the cook Lousia the nazi. 10 $1.00 Add
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Schoolteacher

From: The Wheel of Things

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Sun Spot

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

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The chapter explores Margie’s memories of new mukluks, the 1956 Meteor station wagon, and a child’s fear of the unknown. 13 $1.30 Add
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Taking a Joke

From: No One to Tell

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In this chapter, former RCMP officer Janet Merlo discusses some challenging situations related to death in her work and in her personal life. A discussion of workplace activities which blur the … 13 $1.30 Add
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There’s Life after Politics

From: Alexa!

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Looks at Alexa’s tenure as president at Mount Saint Vincent University and the early onset of her Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Details her triumph and struggle with dementia as the years … 17 $1.70 Add