Women

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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
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Conclusion

Conclusion

From: Captured Hearts

The conclusion reflects on the lives these women made for themselves in their adopted home of New Brunswick. This chapter highlights the communities, work, and support these women created and … 5 $0.50 Add
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Conclusion

Conclusion

From: Through the Mill

The conclusion reiterates the key role of women in the establishment and development of Canada’s cotton textile industry. 10 $1.00 Add
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Coolness, Courage, and Skill

Coolness, Courage, and Skill

From: Asleep in the Deep

This chapter summarizes the experience of Canadian nurses through the details of one woman’s service. Anna Stamers’ and other’s endurance and courage is described. 6 $0.60 Add
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Cycling to Emancipation

Cycling to Emancipation

From: Immodest and Sensational

1880-1899. Examines the history of cycling in Canada and how a woman riding a bicycle in the 1890s became the epitome of the New Woman 9 $0.90 Add
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“Deeds, Not Words”

“Deeds, Not Words”

From: From Suffragette to Homesteader

The Struggle of the Suffragettes in Edwardian Britain 16 $1.60 Add
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Early Life

Early Life

From: Asleep in the Deep

The early life of Nursing Sister Anna Irene Stamers is described as well as the history of her family in Saint John, New Brunswick, including the untimely death of her father and the financial … 10 $1.00 Add
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Engaging in Complex Relationships

Engaging in Complex Relationships

From: From Suffragette to Homesteader

On Reading and Understanding Women’s Historical Life Narratives 14 $1.40 Add
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Ennobling Influence
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Ennobling Influence

From: Woman, Watching

Chapter Ten explores Louise’s experiences with the American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU) starting in 1947 and the connections it opened up for her. 23 $2.30 Add
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Epilogue

Epilogue

From: Immodest and Sensational

Notes the problems with comparison of women’s sports to men’s sports and profiling the few to ignore the thousands of other athletes 4 $0.40 Add
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Equal Work For and Against Capital

Equal Work For and Against Capital

From: Women and Work

The author analyzes the founding, dominant texts of the socialist feminist tradition. 17 $1.70 Add
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“Faithful, Brave-Hearted Pioneer Woman”

“Faithful, Brave-Hearted Pioneer Woman”

From: From Suffragette to Homesteader

Examining Women’s Daily Lives on Saskatchewan Homesteads 16 $1.60 Add
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Favourite Daughters and Competing Mothers

Favourite Daughters and Competing Mothers

From: Immodest and Sensational

Examines some of the most accomplished female athletes of the 1950s 12 $1.20 Add
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Fighting for Gender Equality

Fighting for Gender Equality

From: Immodest and Sensational

Examines feminist activism in women’s sports in canada from 1970 to 2008 10 $1.00 Add
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Fireworks (1960-1976)

Fireworks (1960-1976)

From: The History of Montréal

This chapter covers important developments during the 60s in Montreal, including in the realms of language, culture, politics, and gender rights. The Swinging Sixties were a particularly lively … 14 $1.40 Add
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“From One Part of the Empire to Another”

“From One Part of the Empire to Another”

From: From Suffragette to Homesteader

Promoting a Settler-Colonial Future in Late Nineteenth-Century Canadian Immigration Handbooks 16 $1.60 Add