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A feminist intervention that hurt women

A feminist intervention that hurt women

From: Bent out of Shape

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A Textile Industry for New England

A Textile Industry for New England

SECTION ONE - From ships’ captains to captains of industry

From: A Distinct Alien Race

This chapter looks at the global economy and textile industry in different contexts at the beginning of the 19th century, then focuses on Boston specifically. It then looks at "Mill … 15 $1.50 Add
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Afterword
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Afterword

Andaiye and the Carribean Radical Organizing Tradition

From: The Point is To Change the World

This reading consists of the following essays: Andaiye and the Caribbean Radical Organizing Tradition (Anthony Bogues) ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Are Generation Y/Millennial Parents More Equal?

Are Generation Y/Millennial Parents More Equal?

From: Motherhood, The Mother of All Sexism

This chapter looks at current gender roles and divisions of domestic/parental labour and asks whether we are on a good path towards equality. The author tries to get to the root of inequality for … 12 $1.20 Add
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Backing the Attack
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Backing the Attack

Women Workers at War

From: Material Traces of War

Women pushed against many barriers during the world wars, breaking through some and weakening others, and the labour force was one of them. The women in this chapter came from a variety of … ; ; 66 $6.60 Add
Bent out of Shape

Bent out of Shape

Shame, Solidarity, and Women's Bodies at Work

Award-winning ergonomist Karen Messing is talking with women—women who wire circuit boards, sew clothes, clean toilets, drive forklifts, care for children, serve food, run labs. What she … 276 View
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Making Occupational Health Compatible with Gender Equality

From: Sick and Tired

Gender and Sex Segregation at Work Other Gendered Characteristics of Working Life Gendered Division of Occupational Health Effects Risks in Work Usually Assigned to Women Risks Associated with … 13 $1.30 Add
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Borderlands
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Borderlands

From: Wanda’s War

Chapter 1 explores the turbulent history of Poland leading up to the Second World War, in particular, the borderland region of the Kresy that straddles the modern day borders of Poland, Belarus … 15 $1.50 Add
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Capital and the Left

Capital and the Left

From: Patriarchy of the Wage

This chapter focuses on the past and future of the feminist movement, divisions in this movement, and the connection between feminism and socialism. 7 $0.70 Add
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Community Perspective

Community Perspective

Angela Crockwell

From: Rock Paper Sex

This interview with Angela Crockwell, who works in St. John’s Newfoundland in community outreach, discusses systemic barriers to poverty and ideal services to alleviate poverty and increase … 12 $1.20 Add
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Community Perspective

Community Perspective

Safe Harbour Outreach Project

From: Rock Paper Sex

This chapter is an interview with Safe Harbour Outreach Project and it touches on the challenges sex workers face, including criminalization and stigma of it, and how those challenges can be … 8 $0.80 Add
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Community Perspective

Community Perspective

Government/Outreach Employee

From: Rock Paper Sex

This interview with an anonymous government worker discusses homelessness and its connection to sex workers and human trafficking. 4 $0.40 Add
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Community Resources

Community Resources

From: Rock Paper Sex

This chapter provides a list of services helpful to those connected to sex work. 4 $0.40 Add
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Conclusion

Conclusion

Necessary Changes

From: Motherhood, The Mother of All Sexism

The conclusion reiterates the need to strive towards better parental and gender equality in Quebec, reiterating key arguments and touching briefly on valuable topics/angles that the book did not … 18 $1.80 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