Women & Gender Studies

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
“I Hate Feminists” December 6, 1989, And Its Aftermath Fernwood Publishing	On December 6, 1989, a man walked into the engineering school École Polytechnique de Montreal, armed with a semi-automatic rifle and, declaring “I hate feminists,” killed fourteen young women. “I …	Melissa Blais	140	2014	View
About Canada Queer Rights Fernwood Publishing	Is Canada a “queer utopia”? Canada was the fourth country in the world – and the first in the Western Hemisphere – to legalize same-sex marriage. Queer people in Canada …	Peter Knegt	144	2011	View
Anti-Racist Feminism Critical Race and Gender Studies Fernwood Publishing	This collection adds to our understanding and critical engagement of how gendered and racially minoritized bodies can and do negotiate their identities and politics across several historical …	Agnes Calliste; George J. Sefa Dei	190	2000	View
Being Heard The Experiences of Young Women in Prostitution Fernwood Publishing	Being Heard examines, from their own perspectives and experiences, the lives of young women sexually exploited through prostitution. Putting their voices in the centre of its analysis, the book …	Jane Runner; Kelly Gorkoff	135	2003	View
Beyond the Fragments Feminism and the Making of Socialism Fernwood Publishing	Inspired by the activism of the 1970s that surrounded the triumph of the right under Margaret Thatcher in U.K., Beyond the Fragments was written to create stronger bonds of solidarity in a new …	Hilary Wainwright; Lynne Segal; Sheila Rowbotham	324	2013	View
Caring and Curing Historical Perspectives on Women and Healing in Canada University of Ottawa Press	This collection of essays takes the reader from the early 19th century struggle between female midwives and male physicians right up to the late 20th century emergence of professionally trained …	Deborah Gorham; Dianne Dodd	231	1994	View
Changing Tides Gender, Fisheries and Globalization Fernwood Publishing	Fisheries are among the most globalized economic sectors in the world. Relying largely on wild resources and employing millions of people and feeding many millions more, fisheries provide a …	Barbara Neis; Maria Cristina Maneschy; Marian Binkley	319	2005	View
Conflict Is Not Abuse Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair Arsenal Pulp Press	From intimate relationships to global politics, Sarah Schulman observes a continuum: that inflated accusations of harm are used to avoid accountability. Illuminating the difference between …	Sarah Schulman	304	2016	View
From Suffragette to Homesteader Exploring British and Canadian Colonial Histories and Women's Politics Through Memoir Fernwood Publishing	From Suffragette to Homesteader opens a unique window into the past. Central to this book is a powerful memoir written in 1952 by Ethel Marie Sentance as an anniversary present for her husband, …	Emily van der Meulen	203		View
Gay Marriage The Story of a Canadian Social Revolution James Lorimer and Company	A history of the fight for same-sex marriage in Canada. Few issues have dominated recent Canadian politics like the legalization of same-sex marriage. As a political correspondent for The …	Louisa Blair; Sylvain Larocque	312	2006	View
Gender & Sexuality Canadian History Through the Stories of Activists Fernwood Publishing	The freedoms and liberties that every community, workplace and individual in Canada enjoys are due to the many struggles and social movements in our country’s history. Yet the stories, …	Scott Neigh	217	2012	View
Gendered Intersections An Introduction to Women's & Gender Studies Fernwood Publishing	Following the structure of the successful first edition of Gendered Intersections, this second edition examines the intersections across and between gender, race, culture, class, ability, …	C. Lesley Biggs; Pamela J. Downe; Susan Gingell	512	2011	View
Get That Freak Homophobia and Transphobia in High Schools Fernwood Publishing	Bullying in schools has garnered significant attention recently, but despite this, little has been said about the occurrence of homophobic and transphobic bullying in Canadian high schools. Get …	Brian Burtch; Rebecca Haskell	126	2010	View
Immodest and Sensational 150 Years of Canadian Women in Sports James Lorimer and Company	With the Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team and other high-profile female athletes in recent years drawing a healthy share of the sports media limelight, there is a perception that …	M. Ann Hall	96	2008	View
Making Space For Indigenous Feminism Fernwood Publishing	The majority of scholarly and activist opinion by and about Aboriginal women claims that feminism is irrelevant for them. Yet, there is also an articulate, theoretically informed and activist …	Joyce Green	254	2007	View
No Choice The 30-Year Fight for Abortion on Prince Edward Island Fernwood Publishing	In 1969, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau passed a law legalizing abortion in Canada. But making abortion legal did not guarantee women access to these services. In many communities around the …	Kate McKenna	124	2018	View