Women

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Bent out of Shape Shame, Solidarity, and Women's Bodies at Work Between The Lines	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 …	Karen Messing	276	2021	View
NEW! Class Action How Ontario's Elementary Teachers Became a Political Force Between The Lines	In this inspiring history of a union, labour historian Andy Hanson delves deep into the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) and how it evolved from two deeply divided unions …	Andy Hanson	276	2021	View
Labour in Canada Cracking Labour’s Glass Ceiling Transforming Lives Through Women's Unison Education Fernwood Publishing	Although the health of the trade union movement may rest on its ability to include women in membership and leadership, little attention has been paid to women-only labour education. This original …	Adriane Paavo; Cindy Hanson; Sisters in Labour Education	144	2019	View
Motherhood, The Mother of All Sexism A Plea for Parental Equality Baraka Books	Quebec spoils its families, according to some, with those “long” parental leaves—a full year for mothers (Imagine!)—well-subsidized childcare and more. Marilyse Hamelin …	Marilyse Hamelin	180	2018	View
Patriarchy of the Wage Notes on Marx, Gender, and Feminism Between The Lines	At a time when socialism is entering a historic crisis and we are witnessing a worldwide expansion of capitalist relations, a feminist rethinking of Marx’s work is vitally important. In …	Silvia Federici	144	2021	View
Rock Paper Sex The Oldest Profession in Canada’s Oldest City Breakwater Books	St. John’s is known as a flourishing port city, a cultural gem, and popular tourist destination: a picturesque city of pubs and restaurants, music and colourful houses. But a thriving sex …	Keri Cull	232	2017	View
The Point is To Change the World Selected Writings of Andaiye Between The Lines	Radical activist, thinker, and comrade of Walter Rodney, Andaiye was one of the Caribbean’s most important political voices. For the first time, her writings are published in one collection. …	Alissa Trotz; Andaiye	320	2020	View
Through the Mill Girls and Women in the Quebec Cotton Textile Industry, 1881-1951 Baraka Books	Girls and women were essential to industrialization in Canada, particularly in the cotton textile industry, which was concentrated in Quebec. In 1891, for example, more than 2000 girls and women …	Gail Cuthbert Brandt	324	2018	View
NEW! Wanda’s War An Untold Story of Nazi Europe, Forced Labour, and a Canadian Immigration Scandal Goose Lane Editions	In 1943, Wanda Gizmunt was ripped from her family home in Poland and deported to a forced labour camp in Nazi Germany. At the end of the war, she became one of millions of displaced Europeans …	Marsha Faubert	256	2023	View
From Foreword and a Letter From: Motherhood, The Mother of All Sexism View Baraka Books	A Foreword and a Letter from the author entitled "Building on Quebec’s Experience in Parental Equality" for the English translation’s readers.	Marilyse Hamelin	10	2018	$1.00 Add
From NEW! Forewords From: The Point is To Change the World View Between The Lines	This reading consists of the following forewords: Andaiye’s Radical Imagination—with Special Reference to Her Engagement with the Working People’s Alliance (Clem Seecharan) …	Alissa Trotz; Andaiye	32	2020	$3.20 Add
From Introduction From: Rock Paper Sex View Breakwater Books	The author outlines the incident that began her interest in the voices of sex workers in St. John’s, ands describes the evolution of the project and her interactions with the individuals …	Keri Cull	4	2017	$0.40 Add
From Introduction From: Through the Mill View Baraka Books		Gail Cuthbert Brandt	7	2018	$0.70 Add
From Introduction From: Patriarchy of the Wage View Between The Lines		Silvia Federici	7	2021	$0.70 Add
From NEW! Introduction From: Wanda’s War View Goose Lane Editions	In the Introduction, author Marsha Faubert, reflects on meeting her husband George, his family, and her mother in law Wanda (Gizmunt) Surdykowski, a Polish immigrant. The chapter explores …	Marsha Faubert	15	2023	$1.50 Add
From Introduction Union Women’s Learning From: Labour in Canada Cracking Labour's Glass Ceiling View Fernwood Publishing		Adriane Paavo; Cindy Hanson	6	2019	$0.60 Add