Women
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From  Speaking OutFrom: No One to Tell |
In this chapter, former RCMP officer Janet Merlo describes her permanent medical discharge from the RCMP, which involved being told that her entire history of harassment claims were … | Janet Merlo | 15 | 2013 | $1.50 Add |
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From Standing TallFrom: No One to Tell |
In this chapter, former RCMP officer Janet Merlo recounts her experiences in basic training for the RCMP in Regina. She discusses the both the physical and mental aspects of RCMP training as well … | Janet Merlo | 8 | 2013 | $0.80 Add |
 Storming the Old Boys’ CitadelTwo Pioneer Women Architects of Nineteenth Century North America |
“Women” and “architecture” were once mutually exclusive terms. In an 1891 address, Louise Blanchard Bethune declared, “it is hardly safe to assert” that a … | Carla Blank; Tania Martin | 234 | 2014 | View |
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From  NEW! Summer CampFrom: Up the Coast |
Chapter Six contrasts life in North Vancouver and Oxford Bay, logging life and realities, evidence of previous loggers in the areas, Smokey the dog discovering a human skull, American tourists on … | Kathryn Willcock | 30 | 2022 | $3.00 Add |
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From  NEW! Sun Spot |
The chapter explores Margie’s memories of new mukluks, the 1956 Meteor station wagon, and a child’s fear of the unknown. | Margaret Macpherson | 13 | 2022 | $1.30 Add |
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From  Super-aging: the joys of old agePART 3 LIFE AFTER LEADING: THE NERVE TO REDEFINE YOURSELF From: Nerve |
This chapter reflects on the authors retirements, and how they have aged as women. Their reflections include finding joy in life, their spirituality, and health. | Indira Samarasekera; Martha Piper | 18 | 2021 | $1.80 Add |
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From Taking a JokeFrom: No One to Tell |
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 … | Janet Merlo | 13 | 2013 | $1.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Taking Care of YourselfPart 5. Campaigning From: Women Winning Office |
In Taking Care of Yourself Nash stresses the importance of work life balance in the life of a politician. In this chapter Nash explores the realities of day-to-day political life, ways to help … | Peggy Nash | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
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From  TarbetA School and its Community at Mid-Century From: A Sense of Themselves |
Carol E. Harris | 26 | 1998 | $2.60 Add | |
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From  NEW! TenFrom: Holden After & Before |
Tara McGuire | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add | |
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From  Terrors and triumphsFrom: The Wheel of Things |
Mollie Gillen | 10 | 2015 | $1.00 Add | |
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From NEW! That’s the Navy for YouFrom: Up the Coast |
Chapter Four focuses on the author’s mother Joan O’Connell’s time working during the Second World War, working in the boeing aircraft plant, disposable income, dancing, her special … | Kathryn Willcock | 8 | 2022 | $0.80 Add |
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From  The Best Interests of the ChildFrom: The M Word |
Fiona Tinwei Lam reflects on her life as a single mother in their thirties, the struggles of unwed and young mothers, single motherhood, and more. | Fiona Tinwei Lam | 14 | 2014 | $1.40 Add |
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From  The Best Strip Club in CanadaPart 4: Selling the Fantasy From: This is My Real Name |
Chapter 11 explores Brunet’s time at the club Moonlighter & Sirens in Niagara. Topics discussed include legality of stripping and protections for strippers, perfect clients, confidence, hotel … | Cid V Brunet | 31 | 2021 | $3.10 Add |
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From NEW! The Day AfterPart 6. The Election From: Women Winning Office |
In The Day After Nash discusses what happens after the election, which can sometimes be as gruelling as the campaign itself. The chapter discusses what happens after with the media, the signs, … | Peggy Nash | 5 | 2022 | $0.50 Add |
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From  The Devil Gets into Me |
This interview profiles a woman who engaged in street-based sex work for about 7 years. She felt that drug use was the main reason women engaged in that kind of sex work. | Kerri Cull | 4 | 2021 | $0.40 Add |
