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Material Traces of War

Stories of Canadian Women and Conflict, 1914-1945

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Material Traces of War: Stories of Canadian Women and Conflict, 1914–1945, looks at how Canadian women experienced the world wars through objects, images, and archival documents. The book puts individual women and their related material culture at its heart. Thematically organized vignettes tell stories of women who served in the military, volunteered their time, worked as civilians, and grieved lost loved ones. The authors place these personal narratives in the larger context of the world wars, while demonstrating that the experience of living through global conflict was as individual as a woman’s particular circumstances. Drawing from the collections of the Canadian War Museum, the Canadian Museum of History, and other public and private collections in Canada, Material Traces of War brings lesser-known stories into view.

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Stacey Barker

Stacey Barker works as Historian, Arts & Military History for Canadian Museum of History.

Krista Cooke

Krista Cooke is a Curator at Parks Canada.

Molly McCullough

Molly McCullough is the assistant curator at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum.

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In the introduction, the authors discuss how our analysis of the world wars is gendered, with men playing the active role in combat and decision-making. They also detail some of the museum work … ; ; 9 $0.90

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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

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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 … ; ; 54 $5.40

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Women pushed against many barriers during the world wars, breaking through some and weakening others, and the labour force was one of them. The women in this chapter came from a variety of … ; ; 66 $6.60

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This chapter looks at the stress and anguish that was women’s persistent and most commonly shared experience of the world wars. Here, the authors consider objects that suggest women’s … ; ; 54 $5.40

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In the conclusion, the authors explore the return to "normalcy" after the end of war. For the women in this book, the return to normalcy was a mixed bag. ; ; 4 $0.40