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Counterplanning from the Kitchen

From: Patriarchy of the Wage

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This chapter responds to recent attacks on Wages for Housework, exploring feminism, capitalism, and marxism. It touches on topics such as the glorification of the family and unpaid labour, … 17 $1.70 Add
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Facilitation Training for Union Women

The Saskatchewan Experience

From: Labour in Canada Cracking Labour's Glass Ceiling

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Chapter One discusses course facilitation at the Prairie School for Union Women. Adriane and Barb have both designed and led facilitation-training courses at the school, and their passion and … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Introduction

From: Motherhood, The Mother of All Sexism

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An introduction by the author that outlines the goals of and context for this book. 13 $1.30 Add
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Kicking was the Whole Point

From: Rock Paper Sex

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The firsthand account of a young sex worker in St. Johns Newfoundland named Lori. The chapter includes a discussion of the factors that lead an individual to becoming a sex worker and includes … 8 $0.80 Add
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PART 1 – Developing the Quebec Cotton Industry

Girls and Women Wanted

From: Through the Mill

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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 One: Section I

The Good and Bad of Some Earlier Feminist and Left Organizing in the Region

From: The Point is To Change the World

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This reading consists of the following essays: The Angle You Look from Determines What You See: Towards a Critique of Feminist Politics and Organizing in the Caribbean [2002] – The Historic … ; 55 $5.50 Add
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The third hour

From: Bent out of Shape

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A Textile Industry for New England

SECTION ONE - From ships’ captains to captains of industry

From: A Distinct Alien Race

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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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Capital and the Left

From: Patriarchy of the Wage

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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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Feminism and Transformation

The Prairie School for Union Women

From: Labour in Canada Cracking Labour's Glass Ceiling

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Cindy joins Adriane to descibe two community-based participatory action research projects they initiated with the Prairie School for Union Women’s Steering Committee. The first project … ; 11 $1.10 Add
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I Pay Top Price

From: Rock Paper Sex

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The firsthand account of a man named mike, who is a engages in the services of sex workers in St. Johns. A discussion of the relationships clients can form with sex workers and the internal … 6 $0.60 Add
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Motherhood and the Job Market

The Dominion of Discrimination

From: Motherhood, The Mother of All Sexism

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This chapter begins to outline the systemic discrimination, wage loss, and job insecurity that women/mothers face in Quebec and beyond, drawing on multiple examples. It critiques the Quebec … 21 $2.10 Add
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PART 1 – Mill Life

From: Through the Mill

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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 One: Section II

Notes on the Guyana Indian/African Race Divide, and on Organizing within and against it

From: The Point is To Change the World

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This reading consists of the following essays: 1964: The Rupture of Neighborliness and its Legacy for Indian/African Relations [2008; 2018] (with D. Alissa Trotz) – Organizing within and … ; 46 $4.60 Add
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Shame and silence in health care

From: Bent out of Shape

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