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Women: Changing Canada |
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| Format | Softcover | |
| Catalogue No. | 0-19-541281-8 | |
| Pages | 96 | |
| Language | English only | |
| Price | $26.25 | |
| Written by Jan Coomber and Rosemary Evans. Published by Oxford University Press, 1997. Description: |
| Women: Changing
Canada presents the story of Canadian women in the twentieth century. It
examines the evolution of women’s roles in the fields of politics, law,
the economy, society, sports, and the arts. Written with a high-school audience
in mind, this book is lavishly illustrated with 150 visual works, including
photographs, drawings, charts, and works of art. Eyewitness accounts, primary
sources, timelines, biographies, and case studies supplement the narrative.
Women: Changing Canada is an informative resource for anyone wanting to
know more about the ways Canadian women have contributed to their
country’s development over the past 100 years. Contents: 1. Introduction: Why Study Women's History Unit I Getting the Vote and Becoming Persons, 1900-1940 2. The Turn of the Century: Political and Legal Realities 3. The Turn of the Century: Economic Realities 4. The Turn of the Century: Social Realities 5. The Fight for the Vote 6. Women and World War I, 1914-1918 7. Growing up in the 1920s and '30s 8. Women and Paid Work in the 1920s and '30s 9. The Housewife in the 1920s and '30s: The Quest for Perfection 10. Politics and the Persons Case of 1929 11. Women and the Depression Unit II World War II and Women's Liberation, 1940-1980 12. Women and World War II: The Armed Forces 13. Women and World War II: The Home Front 14. Suburban Life in the 1950s 15. Women in the Labour Force during the 1950s 16. Women and Politics, 1945-1960 17. Women's Liberation in the 1960s and 1970s 18. The Royal Commission on the Status of Women 19. The International Year of the Woman Unit III Issues for Today and Tomorrow, 1980-the 21st Century 20. Social Changes 21. Economic Changes 22. Women and Poverty 23. Legal Changes 24. The Political Sphere 25. Diversity and Division in the Women's Movement 26. Sexism and the Media 27. Women and Body Image Women: Changing Canada is part of the Canadian Challenges Series edited by Don Quinlan. |
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