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Preface

From: Bent out of Shape

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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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Counterplanning from the Kitchen

From: Patriarchy of the Wage

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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