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The education of a female leader

The education of a female leader

PART 1: DEVELOPING THE NERVE TO LEAD

From: Nerve

The authors discuss educational opportunities for women and their own early memories of learning and education. ; 17 $1.70 Add
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The Eyes of the Heart
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The Eyes of the Heart

From: Woman, Watching

Chapter Eleven focuses on the experiences of women in the field of ornithology and the larger naturalist movement. The chapter provides a brief history of the ornithology, the gender barrier … 22 $2.20 Add
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The Game

The Game

From: The Teen Sex Trade

A black Nova Scotian woman outlines her experience as a 17 year old who begins working in the sex trade at the urging of her boyfriend as the best way for the couple to make money. 20 $2.00 Add
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The Girl on the Subway

The Girl on the Subway

From: The M Word

Deanna McFadden reflects on thinking about her life as a mother both before and after, transit, commuting, driving, her pregnancy, patience, and more. 11 $1.10 Add
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The gleam and the glory

The gleam and the glory

From: The Wheel of Things

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The Golden Bird
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The Golden Bird

From: Woman, Watching

Chapter One provides a brief introduction to Louise de Kiriline Lawrence, the self-trained amateur ornithologist and field nurse who is the subject of this book. The chapter discusses topics … 6 $0.60 Add
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To the Centre Chair - McLachlin and the Chief Justice

To the Centre Chair – McLachlin and the Chief Justice

From: Beverley McLachlin

An overview of how and why Beverley McLachlin was named Canada’s first female chief justice. Explains the significance of the decision and provides an analysis of the responsiblities of the … ; 21 $2.10 Add
The M Word

The M Word

Conversations about Motherhood

A Dropped Threads-style anthology, assembling original and inspiring works by some of Canada’s best younger female writers — such as Heather Birrell, Saleema Nawaz, Susan Olding, … 320 View
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The Marco Polo

The Marco Polo

From: The Wheel of Things

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The Matryoshka Memoirs

The Matryoshka Memoirs

A Story of Ukrainian Forced Labour, The Leica Camera Factory, and Nazi Resistance.

Irina Nikifortchuk was 19 years old and a Ukrainian schoolteacher when she was abducted to be a forced laborer in the Leica camera factory in Nazi Germany. Eventually pulled from the camp … 252 View
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The Meaning of Community Arts

The Meaning of Community Arts

From: A Sense of Themselves

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Alexa!
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The National Stage

From: Alexa!

Switching her focus to the federal stage, Alexa takes on the challenge of federal leadership. Chronicles her leadership and electoral campaigns, and the personal connections made along the way. 61 $6.10 Add
The Point is To Change the World

The Point is To Change the World

Selected Writings of Andaiye

Radical activist, thinker, and comrade of Walter Rodney, Andaiye was one of the Caribbean’s most important political voices. For the first time, her writings are published in one collection. … ; 320 View
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The Post-Maia World

The Post-Maia World

From: The M Word

Heidi Reimer reflects on her daughters– one biological and the other adopted from her brother– motherhood, mothering, and more. 13 $1.30 Add
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The Roundup

The Roundup

Part 3: The Circuit

From: This is My Real Name

Chapter 8 recounts Brunet’s time at the FoxxDen club. Topics discussed aging as a stripper, clients in Ottawa, and seeing your high school classmates as a stripper. 9 $0.90 Add
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The Royal

The Royal

Part 1: Baby Stripper

From: This is My Real Name

Chapter 1 recounts the author Cid V Brunet’s first time at the Royal (a strip club in Southern Ontario) and her early career there. Topics discussed include management, names, femininity, sex … 9 $0.90 Add