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“Just a Simple Story, Simply Told”

“Just a Simple Story, Simply Told”

From: From Suffragette to Homesteader

A Memoir in Context 10 $1.00 Add
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Lest Living Lose Its Zest
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Lest Living Lose Its Zest

From: Woman, Watching

Chapter Sixteen focuses on Louise’s attempts to write about her first husband Gleb and their time in Russian. The chapter discusses the professional writing process during Louise’s … 19 $1.90 Add
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Life and Death on a Hospital Ship

Life and Death on a Hospital Ship

The Risks and the Rules

From: Asleep in the Deep

In late March 1918, Anna Samers was transferred to the hospital ship Llandovery Castle which traveled between England and Halifax. This last assignment brought her to the attention of the world. … 30 $3.00 Add
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Like the White Wings of Angels
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Like the White Wings of Angels

From: Woman, Watching

Chapter Seven focuses on the connections Louise had been making during the Second World War while Len was away. The chapter explores Louise’s relationship with Murray and Doris Speirs, her … 23 $2.30 Add
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Locating Race in Suffrage

Locating Race in Suffrage

From: From Suffragette to Homesteader

Discourses and Encounters with Race and Empire in the British Suffrage Movement 15 $1.50 Add
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Macdonald’s Revolution on the Right to Vote (April–July)

Macdonald’s Revolution on the Right to Vote (April–July)

From: Sir John A. MacDonald & the Apocalyptic Year 1885

In this chapter, Dutil examines Sir John A. Macdonald’s 1871–1885 campaign to unify Canada’s voting laws. 31 $3.10 Add
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Mary Ann Shadd
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Mary Ann Shadd

From: Making of Canada

In this chapter, Koabel focuses on Mary Ann Shadd, examining mid-nineteenth-century Black migration to Canada’s West. 17 $1.70 Add
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Memories (1883-1952)

Memories (1883-1952)

From: From Suffragette to Homesteader

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Modern Mannish Maidens

Modern Mannish Maidens

From: Immodest and Sensational

1890-1920. Looks at the media take on women playing sports in the 1890s. Looks at the development of more prevalent women athletes and women’s team sports in Canadian including tennis, … 14 $1.40 Add
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Never a Day Alike to the Other
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Never a Day Alike to the Other

From: Woman, Watching

Chapter Eighteen wraps up the story of Louise’s life by reflecting on her accomplishments. The chapter includes the author’s last encounter with Louise, reflections on her legacy, and … 28 $2.80 Add
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Notes

Notes

From: Women and Work

Notes 25 $2.50 Add
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Nothing Happens Haphazardly
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Nothing Happens Haphazardly

From: Woman, Watching

Chapter Eight explores Louise’s journey writing her "Little Bird Book." The chapter follows the writing and publishing of her first book and Len’s homecoming from the war. 10 $1.00 Add
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Nursing in the Canadian Army Medical Corps

Nursing in the Canadian Army Medical Corps

Moore Baracks

From: Asleep in the Deep

Although Anna Stamers left no personal account or letters escribing her work, war diaries, records of service, newspaper reports, and letters and diaries of other nursing sisters give form and … 18 $1.80 Add
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On the Move

On the Move

England, Canada, and England Again

From: Asleep in the Deep

Anna Stamers left No. 1 CGH on May 21, 1917, after fifteen months of continuous service in France. Anna was granted a 17 day leave and returns to Canada where, due to poor health, she was granted … 20 $2.00 Add
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PART 1 - Developing the Quebec Cotton Industry

PART 1 – Developing the Quebec Cotton Industry

Girls 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 … 39 $3.90 Add
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PART 1 - Fighting Back

PART 1 – Fighting Back

Workplace 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 … 32 $3.20 Add