Women & Gender Studies

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seed

From: The Care We Dream Of

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An invocation of memoir in prose and poetry, and a mediation, the author writes: Beloved, you already hold the seed to whatever healing you seek. 7 $0.70 Add
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Surrogacy’s Emergence, Development, and International Expansion

From: Stolen Motherhood

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The author begins by examining the social, cultural, and economic factors that underpin surrogacy, claiming that it is essential to examine it in today’s context while identifying the … 32 $3.20 Add
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Taking Account of Aboriginal Feminism

From: Making Space For Indigenous Feminism

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That Men May Fight

Women and Military Service during the World Wars

From: Material Traces of War

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This chapter describes what some Canadian women did in the military along with how they pushed and lobbied for expanded roles. From military nurses in both wars, to paramilitary auxiliary corps, … ; ; 71 $7.10 Add
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The Casual Labour Market Today

From: Hollow Work, Hollow Society?

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The Dictionary of Homophobia: B

Publisher's note, Preface to the Original Edition, Editor's Preface To the English-Language Edition, Introduction, The Anti-Anthology, Table of Entries, Contributors

From: The Dictionary of Homophobia

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Balkans, the (Phillipe Masanet); Bible, the (Thierry Revol); Biology (Pierre-Olivier de Busscher); Biphobia (Catherine Deschamps); Boutin, Christine (Fiametta Venner); Bryant, Anita … 38 $1.14 Add
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The Kids Are Not All Right

From: Childhood Unplugged

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In this chapter, Martinko examines how the prevalence of digital media in the home has altered the structure of childhood. She explores how screen use can cause poor sleep quality, create a … 16 $1.60 Add
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The Mating Game

From: Power Shift

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Sex — from the pleasure principle to rape Please Note: A collection can contain up to 30% of the chapters from this title 61 $7.32 Add
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The Royal

Part 1: Baby Stripper

From: This is My Real Name

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Chapter 1 recounts the author Cid V Brunet’s first time at the Royal (a strip club in Southern Ontario) and her early career there. Topics discussed include management, names, femininity, sex … 9 $0.90 Add
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The third hour

From: Bent out of Shape

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Truth, Dare, Double Dare

From: The M Word

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Heather Birrell reflects on motherhood as a writer, the fears of new mothers, selfishness, unexpected pregnancy, abortion, and more. 10 $1.00 Add
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Wages against Housework

1975

From: Revolution at Point Zero

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The essays in part 1 of the book explore the theoretical foundations of the politicization of housework. These essays explore the wages against housework movement, the transactional nature of … 8 $0.80 Add
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What Do I Get?

navigating the healthcare minefield

From: Bleed

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In this chapter, Lindeman examines reproductive rights in the context of hysterectomies. She describes her own personal experience attempting to obtain a hysterectomy, the dismissal of female … 12 $1.20 Add
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What Survival Means

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

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In this chapter, the author reflects on their time in Los Angeles in the 1990s, and her friendship with someone who was dying of AIDS. 12 $1.20 Add
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White Supremacy and the First Feminist Waves in Canada

From: Take Back the Fight

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In the first chapter, the author narrates the history of the first feminist movement in Canada until the collapse of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women. She focuses on the … 18 $1.80 Add
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Whose Child Is This?

“Surrogacy,” Authority, and Responsibility

From: Surrogacy in Canada

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In Chapter 1, Christine Overall, while accepting that the practice of surrogacy may be here to stay, considers the troubling moral issues that arise with respect to women who act as surrogates … 21 $2.10 Add