PART 2 – Dominating the Canadian Cotton Industry
From: Through the Mill
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This chapter explores the cotton textile industry’s evolution after the first world war, and specifically women’s experiences during this period. It covers the experiences of families and Quebecoise women, the labour market. It also tracks textile companies’ growth (or lack thereof) during the twenties, the Great Depression, the Second World War, and the period right after the War. Throughout, it highlights the experiences of Quebecoise and Canadian women in the workforce and their treatment.
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Contributors
Gail Cuthbert Brandt
Gail Cuthbert Brandt is a specialist in Quebec history and Canadian women’s history. She is co-author of Canadian Women: A History (three editions) and of Feminist Politics on the Farm: Rural Catholic Women in Southern Quebec and Southwestern France. She holds a PhD in History from York University. She taught for 20 years at York University’s bilingual campus, Glendon College, and was named Principal of Renison University College at the University of Waterloo in 1992. A former president of the Canadian Historical Association, Dr. Cuthbert Brandt is also a founding member and former executive officer of the Ontario Women’s History Network and a member of the Canadian Committee on Women’s History.
