Women

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“From One Part of the Empire to Another”

From: From Suffragette to Homesteader

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

The Darker Side

From: Captured Hearts

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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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Equal Work For and Against Capital

From: Women and Work

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The author analyzes the founding, dominant texts of the socialist feminist tradition. 17 $1.70 Add
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PART 2 – New Technologies, Old Problems

Working Conditions and Wages

From: Through the Mill

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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, … 51 $5.10 Add
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Saving a Grand Old Lady

Part II

From: Storming the Old Boys’ Citadel

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Part two of Saving a Grand Old Lady focuses on the life of Louise Bethune (born Jennie Louise Blanchard), one of the “exceptional women” admitted into the architecture profession … ; 22 $2.20 Add
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Service in France at No. 1 Canadian General Hospital

From: Asleep in the Deep

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Anna Stamers was transfered to France in 1916. Hospitals in France were set up to receive all incoming wounded from the Allied forces, as well as civilians and prisoners of war. Horrible … 32 $3.20 Add
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Sweetheart Heroines

From: Immodest and Sensational

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1940-1955. Examines the effect of the war on women’s sports and how the immidiate post-war period was characterized by a remarkable emphasis on beauty, grace, femininity and, for some … 10 $1.00 Add
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This Gentle Art

From: Woman, Watching

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Chapter Six explores Louise’s growing interest in birds. The chapter discusses Louise’s first recordbook of bird watching, her relationship with Percy Traverner, the evolution of her … 25 $2.50 Add
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Anti-Racist Feminism and Women’s Work

From: Women and Work

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An exploration of anti-racist feminists, this chapter highlights the belief that fighting capitalism is akin to fighting racism and sexism. 14 $1.40 Add
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Conclusion

From: Captured Hearts

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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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Favourite Daughters and Competing Mothers

From: Immodest and Sensational

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Examines some of the most accomplished female athletes of the 1950s 12 $1.20 Add
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Like the White Wings of Angels

From: Woman, Watching

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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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On the Move

England, Canada, and England Again

From: Asleep in the Deep

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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 2 – Struggling for Change in a Man’s World

From: Through the Mill

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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 … 62 $6.20 Add
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Saving a Grand Old Lady

Part III

From: Storming the Old Boys’ Citadel

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Part three of Saving a Grand Old Lady focuses on the life of Louise Bethune (born Jennie Louise Blanchard), one of the “exceptional women” admitted into the architecture profession … ; 25 $2.50 Add
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Unsettling Imperial Ties

Rethinking Suffrage in the Context of Settler Colonialism in Canada

From: From Suffragette to Homesteader

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Rethinking Suffrage in the Context of Settler Colonialism in Canada ; 16 $1.60 Add