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Chapter 8

Chapter 8

From: Northern Wildflower

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Chapter 9

Chapter 9

From: Northern Wildflower

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Chapter Five

Chapter Five

The Darker Side

From: Captured Hearts

Chapter Five explores the darker side of the war bride experience, as many of these women and their children experienced less than ideal lives after their arrival in New Brunswick. Focusing on … 14 $1.40 Add
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Chapter Four

Chapter Four

Continental War Brides

From: Captured Hearts

Chapter Four examines the experience of the war bride who came from the continent. Unlike their British counterparts, these brides from France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands had … 20 $2.00 Add
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Chapter One

Chapter One

British War Brides

From: Captured Hearts

Chapter One explores the experiences of New Brunswick servicemen while overseas in Great Britain as well as the experiences of civilian women across Great Britain throughout the Second World War. … 16 $1.60 Add
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Chapter Three

Chapter Three

Settling In

From: Captured Hearts

Chapter Three focuses on how these women and their husbands settled back into civilian life in New Brunswick after the war. It focuses on the hardships, isolation, cultural and religious … 20 $2.00 Add
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Chapter Two

Chapter Two

Marriage and Travel to Canada

From: Captured Hearts

Chapter Two explore what life was like for these women after marriage and how they travelled to their new homes across the Atlantic. This chapter highlights the formal approval process from the … 22 $2.20 Add
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Childhood

Childhood

From: The Teen Sex Trade

A first person true account of a Black woman’s youth in Halifax, Nova Scotia entailing growing up with four of her eight siblings, the volatile relationship between her parents, and her … 18 $1.80 Add
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Child's eye view

Child’s eye view

From: The Wheel of Things

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Choosing Where to Run
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Choosing Where to Run

Part 3. Beginning Your Campaign

From: Women Winning Office

In Choosing Where to Run Nash examines how to choose where to run and to best channel your passion for activism into elected office. This chapter explores topics such as where to run, … 6 $0.60 Add
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Civilized
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Civilized

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

This chapter explores Margie’s fathers attempts at a vegetable garden, isolation and uncertainty in winter, the ferry and ice roads, scarcity in the north, racism towards Mr. Wong, and her … 14 $1.40 Add
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Coming Apart

Coming Apart

From: No One to Tell

In this chapter, former RCMP officer Janet Merlo discusses the cumulative impact the work stress was having on her husband Wayne and the rest of the family, as well as the weight of the work of … 9 $0.90 Add
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Alexa!
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Coming of Age in an Age

From: Alexa!

Starting with her childhood foray into ballet and its effect on her outlook and discipline, this chapter continues to chronicle Alexa’s educational pursuits. Includes her study in the field … 34 $3.40 Add
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Committing and Submitting

Committing and Submitting

From: No One to Tell

In this chapter, Former RCMP officer Janet Merlo discusses her first posting. Discussions include encounters with sexism and violence in the RCMP, as well as institutional efforts to avoid … 20 $2.00 Add
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Community
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Community

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

This chapter reflects on Margie’s relationship with Lawrence in her final days living in the north, their weekends together, finding community with his family, and the effects of having … 14 $1.40 Add
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Conclusion

Conclusion

From: Storming the Old Boys’ Citadel

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