Canadian women : a history

Cuthbert Brandt, Gail (author.). Black, Naomi (author.). Bourne, Paula (author.). Fahrni, Magda (author.). Prentice, Alison L. Canadian women. (Added Author).

Summary: "The substantially revised and updated third edition of Canadian Women: A History continues to be the only comprehensive survey of the contributions, struggles and achievements of Canadian women. Drawing on the latest historical research, as well as government documents and other archival material, the authors provide new insights into the diverse experiences of women in Canada from the sixteenth century to the present. The text explores the themes of migration, marriage, family life, work, education, politics, and culture in the lives of Canadian women by means of an accessible narrative enhanced by graphics and photos." -- publisher's website

Record details

ISBN: 9780176500962 (softcover)
ISBN: 0176500960
Physical Description: print
regular print
xi, 660 pages : illustrations, ports., maps ; 24 cm.
Edition: Third edition
Publisher: Toronto : Nelson Education, [2011]
Copyright: ©2011

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Previous edition: 1996; first edition : 1988" -- title verso "Previous editions written by Alison Prentice ... [et al.]." -- title verso
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Part One: The Founding Mothers: Beginnings to the Mid-Nineteenth Century -- Chapter 1: The First Women -- Chapter 2: Women in New France -- Chapter 3: `Plenty of Work': Women's Waged and Unwaged Labour in British North America -- Chapter 4: Women and the Public Order -- Part Two: The Mid-Nineteenth Century to the End of the Great War -- Chapter 5: Industrial Capitalism and Women's Work -- Chapter 6: Woman's Sphere -- Chapter 7: The 'Woman Movement' -- Chapter 8: The Dawn of the Century of Feminism -- Part Three: Land of New Opportunities: From 1918 to 1960 -- Chapter 9: Women in the Corporate Economy -- Chapter 10: Testing the Boundaries -- Chapter 11: Proving Themselves in Public Life -- Part Four: 1960 to the Present -- Chapter 12: New Trends and Old Issues in Women's Work -- Chapter 13: Changing Lives in a Changing Society -- Chapter 14: Reorganizing for Change -- Chapter 15: The Personal Becomes Political