Women & Gender Studies
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From ![]() NEW! Selfless ServiceWomen and Volunteering in Wartime From: Material Traces of War |
In both world wars, volunteering was arguably the most socially acceptable manner for women to support the war effort. This chapter includes a number of stories of individuals whose contributions … | Krista Cooke; Molly McCullough; Stacey Barker | 54 | 2021 | $5.40 Add |
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From ![]() “Selling Sex? It’s Really Like Selling Your Soul”Vulnerability to and the Experiences of Exploitation through Child Prostitution From: Being Heard |
Kendra Nixon; Leslie Tutty | 17 | 2003 | $1.70 Add | |
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From ![]() Serendipity: happy surprisePART 1: DEVELOPING THE NERVE TO LEAD From: Nerve |
The authors talk about the serendipity of impactful relationships and moments. They remember their mentors, sponsors and the lessons they have learned throughout their life and career. | Indira Samarasekera; Martha Piper | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
![]() Setting the Stage: What Does it Mean to be a Woman or a Man? |
C. Lesley Biggs | 17 | 2011 | $1.70 Add | |
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From ![]() Settler Colonialism and Intimate TerrorismFrom: Insurgent Love |
In this chapter, Whynacht explores the link between systems of colonialism and domestic homicide. She proceeds to argue that the first formations of coercive control relations in the Americas … | Ardath Whynacht | 25 | 2021 | $2.50 Add |
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From ![]() Sewing the Threads of Resilience |
Twentieth-Century Indian Homemakers’ Clubs in Western Canada | Sarah A. Nickel | 18 | $1.80 Add | |
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From ![]() Sex (and Settlement) in the CityFrom: Hard to Do |
Korducki explores, or rather explodes, the myth of the 1920s Flapper popularized today and its inherent symbols – independent women, bobbed hair, rouged cheeks, smoking cigarettes, driving … | Kelli Maria Korducki | 31 | 2018 | $3.10 Add |
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From ![]() Sex, Scandal, and Punishment in Early TorontoFrom: Any Other Way |
Looking back to pre-confederation Ontario, this section provides accounts of the scandals and political machinations that ensued when prominent gentlemen were found to be consorting with other men. | Ed Jackson; Jarett Henderson | 5 | 2017 | $0.50 Add |
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From ![]() Sexcapades and Stampede QueensFrom: Stampede |
In this chapter, Williams explores the gendered dynamics of the Stampede, focusing on sex tourism, male violence against women, and consent. | Kimberley A. Williams | 35 | 2021 | $3.50 Add |
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From ![]() Sexual HarassmentA Feminist Phrase that Transformed the Workplace |
Personal reflections on a 25-year campaign against sexual harassment in the workplace. | Constance Backhouse | 28 | 2014 | $2.80 Add |
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From ![]() Sexual Orientation and Religion in CanadaLigitation and Beyond From: Balancing Competing Human Rights Claims in a Diverse Society |
Examination of the conflict between religious rights and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. | Miriam Smith | 35 | 2012 | $3.50 Add |
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From ![]() Shame and silence in health careFrom: Bent out of Shape |
Karen Messing | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add | |
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From ![]() Sharing Parental Leave– A Radical Step? |
Quebec is a trailblazer in North America when it comes to paternity leave, borrowing from a tried-and-true template popular in Scandinavian nations; however, fathers in Quebec are more hesitant … | Marilyse Hamelin | 30 | 2018 | $3.00 Add |
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From ![]() Sharon McIvorWomen of Action |
Rauna Kuokkanen; Sharon McIvor | 14 | 2005 | $1.40 Add | |
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From ![]() NEW! She Rises |
This chapter explores the disproportionate impact of ecological crises on women and gender-diverse people, especially those who are Indigenous, Black, Brown, Asian, or from other marginalized … | Osprey Orielle Lake | 16 | 2024 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() Shifting PowerFrom: Power Shift |
The Economics and Energetics of Tomorrow — the future possibilities for girls and women Please Note: A collection can contain up to 30% of the chapters from this title | Sally Armstrong | 54 | 2019 | $6.48 Add |



















