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Parking Lot 11

Parking Lot 11

From: The Ward Uncovered

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Parliament Gets Involved

Parliament Gets Involved

From: Gay Marriage

examines the 2002-2003 standing committee on Justice and Human Rights in their examination and discussiong of same-sex marriage. ; ; ; 21 $2.10 Add
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Part 1

Part 1

From: The Winter Market Gardener

Part 1 includes the following chapters: Foreword – Introduction: Yes, We Can Grow Vegetables Year Round…and Why We Should – The Knowledge and Skills of Northen Growers – … ; 60 $6.00 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
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PART 1 - Mill Life

PART 1 – Mill Life

From: 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. 32 $3.20 Add
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PART 2 - Dominating the Canadian Cotton Industry

PART 2 – Dominating the Canadian Cotton Industry

From: 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 … 47 $4.70 Add
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PART 2 - New Technologies, Old Problems

PART 2 – New Technologies, Old Problems

Working 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, … 51 $5.10 Add
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PART 2 - Struggling for Change in a Man's World

PART 2 – Struggling for Change in a Man’s World

From: 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 … 62 $6.20 Add
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Part Four
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Part Four

From: The Mantle of Struggle

Part four describes the political and personal events that took place after Rosie Douglas became the prime minister of Dominica. It details the days leading up to and following his death, and … 89 $8.90 Add
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Part I

Part I

The 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 … 24 $2.40 Add
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Part I

Part I

From: The Matryoshka Memoirs

Part One details the story of Irina in wartime Germany in the 1940s and her life working in a prison camp hospital and in a prestigious family’s home, eventually starting a family. … 156 $15.60 Add
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Part I: Discovery
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Part I: Discovery

From: 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. 39 $3.90 Add