Canadian History
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From  Pageantry and PoliticsStuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic From: Umingmak |
Readings in Part Four of this title, entitled "Turf Wars" discuss the challenges and conflicts faced by communities in the Northwest Territories during Stuart Hodgson’s career. … | Jake Ootes | 14 | 2020 | $1.40 Add |
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From  Paper PushersFrom: The Ward |
Ellen Scheinberg | 5 | 2015 | $0.50 Add | |
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From  Parliament Gets InvolvedFrom: Gay Marriage |
examines the 2002-2003 standing committee on Justice and Human Rights in their examination and discussiong of same-sex marriage. | Benjamin Waterhouse; Louisa Blair; Robert Chodos; Sylvain Larocque | 21 | 2006 | $2.10 Add |
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From  PART 1 – Developing the Quebec Cotton IndustryGirls and Women Wanted From: Through the Mill |
This chapter explores the early days of the Quebec cotton textile industry, starting around 1844-78. It covers key figures, companies, and regions of Quebec in this industry’s establishment … | Gail Cuthbert Brandt | 39 | 2018 | $3.90 Add |
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From PART 1 – Fighting BackWorkplace Activism From: Through the Mill |
This chapter looks at workplace activism and labour groups, and how women were treated by and excluded from these groups. It looks at the demographics of female workers and intersecting … | Gail Cuthbert Brandt | 32 | 2018 | $3.20 Add |
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From PART 1 – Mill LifeFrom: Through the Mill |
This chapter explores the reality of those who worked in the mills. It covers child labour, the hours for workers, wages, workplace safety, and the issue of abusive foremen for female workers. | Gail Cuthbert Brandt | 32 | 2018 | $3.20 Add |
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From PART 2 – Dominating the Canadian Cotton IndustryFrom: Through the Mill |
This chapter explores the cotton textile industry’s evolution after the first world war, and specifically women’s experiences during this period. It covers the experiences of families … | Gail Cuthbert Brandt | 47 | 2018 | $4.70 Add |
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From PART 2 – New Technologies, Old ProblemsWorking Conditions and Wages From: Through the Mill |
This chapter explores the working conditions and wages throughout the 20th century for workers in the Quebec cotton textile industry. It looks at child labour, hours, working conditions, wages, … | Gail Cuthbert Brandt | 51 | 2018 | $5.10 Add |
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From  Part 2: OrganizingThinking through History: Our Roles in the Labour Movement— Free Speech Fights From: Roles of Resistance |
This section presents a lesson plan centered on the Vancouver Free Speech Fight of 1912, designed to help students analyze strategies for building more effective social movements. It includes … | John-Henry Harter; Mark Leier | 10 | 2024 | $1.00 Add |
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From Part 2: OrganizingOn the Line: Pickets and Protests at Gainers From: Roles of Resistance |
This section presents a lesson plan using the historic context of the Gainers Strike in Alberta. Participants learn about organizing, strikes, picket lines, and the power of solidarity. It … | John-Henry Harter; Mark Leier | 15 | 2024 | $1.50 Add |
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From Part 2: OrganizingGreenpeace, Class, and Sealing From: Roles of Resistance |
This section presents a lesson plan using Greanpeace Canada’s anti-stealing campaign to explore the historic divide between the labour and environmental movements. It includes required … | John-Henry Harter; Mark Leier | 11 | 2024 | $1.10 Add |
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From PART 2 – Struggling for Change in a Man’s WorldFrom: Through the Mill |
This chapter explores evolutions in the labour movement and the involvement and experiences of women in this movement throughout the 20th century. It looks at the experiences of working class … | Gail Cuthbert Brandt | 62 | 2018 | $6.20 Add |
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From  Part IThe Earl From: Unsettled |
Part I recounts the Earl of Selkirk’s conception of the Red River Settlement in modern-day Manitoba, consisting of two hundred displaced Scottish colonists. Part I includes the following … | Robert Lower | 24 | 2023 | $2.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Part I: DiscoveryFrom: Cobalt |
Part I contains Chapter 1: Origin Stories, Chapter 2: The El Dorado of the North, Chapter 3: Cobalt as Imagined by Wall Street, and Chapter 4: Follow the Money. | Charlie Angus | 39 | 2022 | $3.90 Add |
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From Part IIMiles McDonnell From: Unsettled |
Part II describes the ongoing establishment of the Red River Settlement, and the role played Miles McDonnell, who was appointed to head the colony by the Earl of Selkirk in 1813. Part II includes … | Robert Lower | 142 | 2023 | $14.20 Add |
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From NEW! Part II: SettlementFrom: Cobalt |
Part II contains Chapter 5: Boom Town, Chapter 6: Cobalt as Colony, Chapter 7: Women and the Domestication of Frontier, and Chapter 8: The Myth of the Gunless Frontier. | Charlie Angus | 56 | 2022 | $5.60 Add |
