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Author : Paulina Cameron
Publisher : Page Two Strategies
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-17
Category : Women
ISBN : 0995959129
Interviews with 150 Canadian women role models that discuss their lives and achievements, as well as how feminism has changed in their lifetimes and their visions for Canada.
Author : Charlotte Gray
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476784694
What does it mean to be a Canadian? What great ideas have changed our country? An award-winning writer casts her eye over our nation’s history, highlighting some of our most important stories. From the acclaimed historian Charlotte Gray comes a richly rewarding book about what it means to be Canadian. Readers already know Gray as an award-winning biographer, a writer who has brilliantly captured significant individuals and dramatic moments in our history. Now, in The Promise of Canada, she weaves together masterful portraits of nine influential Canadians, creating a unique history of our country. What do these people—from George-Étienne Cartier and Emily Carr to Tommy Douglas, Margaret Atwood, and Elijah Harper—have in common? Each, according to Charlotte Gray, has left an indelible mark on Canada. Deliberately avoiding a top-down approach to history, Gray has chosen Canadians—some well-known, others less so—whose ideas, she argues, have become part of our collective conversation about who we are as a people. She also highlights many other Canadians from all walks of life who have added to the ongoing debate, showing how our country has reinvented itself in every generation since Confederation, while at the same time holding to certain central beliefs. Beautifully illustrated with evocative black-and-white historical images and colorful artistic visions, and written in an engaging style, The Promise of Canada is a fresh, thoughtful, and inspiring view of our historical journey. Opening doors into our past, present, and future with this masterful work, Charlotte Gray makes Canada’s history come alive and challenges us to envision the country we want to live in.
Author : Henry James Morgan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1903
Category : Canada
ISBN : LCCN:06010811
Author : Alison L. Prentice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UVA:X001594695
Author : Margie Wolfe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 1772600520
150 fascinating facts about Canadian women from the diverse communities who have, for more than 150 years, been part of our history.
Author : A. H. Jackson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : Canada
ISBN : 1926700783
On Canada's 150th birthday, we remember some of the most fascinating and important events and people in Canada's history year by year:* On July 1, 1867, the British colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were united into the Dominion of Canada under the British North America Act and then divided into the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick* In a fierce battle that took place from April 9-12, 1917, Canadians took Vimy Ridge in a nation-defining battle in France during World War I* On October 18, 1929, women were officially declared "persons" under the law after Canada's Famous Five women took their case all the way to the Privy Council of England* Newfoundland was the last colony to join Confederation on March 31, 1949* On September 28, 1972, Paul Henderson scored the winning goal for Canada against the Soviet Union in the Summit Series of Hockey* On December 14, 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission made public its final report with 94 Calls to Action to "redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation"* Throughout the spring and summer of 1980, Terry Fox became Canada's hero; his Marathon of Hope raised millions of dollars for cancer research, a legacy carried on to this day* On April 1, 1999, Nunavut was made a separate territory, resulting in the map of Canada as we now know it* At the stroke of noon on February 15, 1965, the Red Ensign was lowered, and the Maple Leaf was raised as Canada's new flag.And so many more...
Author : Robert J. Sharpe,Patricia I. McMahon
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781487516932
On 18 October 1929, John Sankey, England's reform-minded Lord Chancellor, ruled in the Persons case that women were eligible for appointment to Canada's Senate. Initiated by Edmonton judge Emily Murphy and four other activist women, the Persons case challenged the exclusion of women from Canada's upper house and the idea that the meaning of the constitution could not change with time. The Persons Case considers the case in its political and social context and examines the lives of the key players: Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, and the other members of the "famous five," the politicians who opposed the appointment of women, the lawyers who argued the case, and the judges who decided it. Robert J. Sharpe and Patricia I. McMahon examine the Persons case as a pivotal moment in the struggle for women's rights and as one of the most important constitutional decisions in Canadian history. Lord Sankey's decision overruled the Supreme Court of Canada's judgment that the courts could not depart from the original intent of the framers of Canada's constitution in 1867. Describing the constitution as a "living tree," the decision led to a reassessment of the nature of the constitution itself. After the Persons case, it could no longer be viewed as fixed and unalterable, but had to be treated as a document that, in the words of Sankey, was in "a continuous process of evolution." The Persons Case is a comprehensive study of this important event, examining the case itself, the ruling of the Privy Council, and the profound affect that it had on women's rights and the constitutional history of Canada.
Author : M. Ann Hall
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781552770214
With the Canadian women's Olympic hockey team and other high-profile female athletes in recent years drawing a healthy share of the sports media limelight, there is a perception that Canadian women are finally getting into sport in a big way. Not true. Canadian women have been playing and competing since the latter part of the nineteenth century, eager to participate and partake of the benefits that sports and physical exertion bring. From the beginning, social obstacles have made the playing field uneven for women. The resistance has used everything from arguments about unladylike dress and deportment and the dangers of exercise for Canada's future mothers, to barriers to sports facilities and overt harassment. Yet schoolgirls, society women and working-class women have relished sport and fought for their right to play and compete, with grit and dignity. Often their efforts have been honoured by city and provincial sports halls of fame, but their achievements are still little known. This book, illustrated throughout, tells the story of pioneering women athletes, and of the early sports media -- some of Canada's first women sportswriters --who championed them every step of the way.
Author : Lisa Wojna
Publisher : Folklore Pub
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1894864476
We want women leaders today as never before. Leaders who are not afraid to be called names and who are willing to go out and fight. I think women can save civilization. Women are persons.-Emily Murphy, 1931Emily Murphy and four other determined women took their fight to be legally declared persons all the way to the Privy Council in Britain, and in 1929 they won. Almost eight decades later, Canadian women continue to challenge their limits.Great Canadian Women honours the legacy and continuing struggle of women of talent and courage who, from all walks of life and vocations, have contributed significantly to Canada's evolution. These women and countless others have ignored or conquered society's strictures to fulfil their destinies and change forever their country:• Marion Orr, who ferried fighter planes to England during World War II and established flight schools in Ontario• Louise Arbour, the controversial Supreme Court Justice who was appointed United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2004• Anne Murray, known as Canada's Songbird and the first Canadian artist to have an American gold record• Barbara Frum, the dedicated newscaster and journalist for CBC Radio who pioneered the popular and influential current affairs program As It Happens• Rene Caisse, inventor of Essiac, a herbal remedy that has been touted as a cure for cancer• Helen Huston, a medical missionary who brought health care and a hospital to the people of Nepal• Charlotte Whitton, the brash and colourful mayor of Ottawa the first woman to hold such an office in Canada• Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, a national organization that promotes peace and disarmament to the international community.And many more...
Author : Nancy Janovicek,Carmen Nielson
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442629714
Inspired by the question of "what's next?" in the field of Canadian women's and gender history, this broadly historiographical volume represents a conversation among established and emerging scholars who share a commitment to understanding the past from intersectional feminist perspectives. It includes original essays on Quebecois, Indigenous, Black, and immigrant women's histories and tackles such diverse topics as colonialism, religion, labour, warfare, sexuality, and reproductive labour and justice. Intended as a regenerative retrospective of a critically important field, this collection both engages analytically with the current state of women's and gender historiography in Canada and draws on its rich past to generate new knowledge and areas for inquiry.
Author : Elizabeth MacLeod
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781525300615
A timely and relevant collection of stories about groundbreaking Canadian women, present and past. Canadian women have long been trailblazers, often battling incredible odds and discrimination in the process. Here are biographies of more than one hundred of these remarkable women, from the famous to the lesser known. There are activists and architects, engineers and explorers, poets and politicians and so many more. Each category pairs a historical groundbreaker with a present-day woman making her mark in that same field. Together, these women tell the story of Canada. And together, they offer a vision of what’s possible. A unique look at Canadian history sure to inspire all children to blaze trails of their own.
Author : Kiera L. Ladner,Myra Tait
Publisher : Arp Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : SOCIAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 1894037898
"Surviving Canada: Indigenous Peoples Celebrate 150 Years of Betrayal is a collection of elegant, thoughtful, and powerful reflections about Indigenous Peoples' complicated, and often frustrating, relationship with Canada, and how-even 150 years after Confederation-the fight for recognition of their treaty and Aboriginal rights continues. Through essays, art, and literature, Surviving Canada examines the struggle for Indigenous Peoples to celebrate their cultures and exercise their right to control their own economic development, lands, water, and lives. The Indian Act, Idle No More, and the legacy of residential schools are just a few of the topics covered by a wide range of elders, scholars, artists, and activists. Contributors include Mary Eberts, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Leroy Little Bear."--
Author : Henry James Morgan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1903
Category : Canada
ISBN : UOM:69015000006557
Presents a collection of more than 350 biographical sketches of Canadian women, spanning three centuries. Each entry is contained on a single page, and presents a portrait of the woman. Many entries show a reproduction of the woman's handwritten signature. Woman are presented alphabetically by their married name, often including the woman's date of birth and marriage, as well as a description of her husband and his accomplishments, their children, and her membership in societies and organizations. Overall, the sketches celebrate women's primary roles as dutiful wife and mother and active community member. The majority of women Morgan features are white, upper-middle class, and married, those who prioritized traditional (i.e., heteronormative) family life. He also writes warmly, however, of women who were unmarried and forged successful careers in the arts - a fairly forward-thinking approach for the time. There is no question that Types of Canadian Women is a product of its time. Nonetheless, it provides a rare glimpse into the lives of women in Canada, recording many important milestones and achievements that otherwise may have been lost. For contemporary readers, the publication is exciting to peruse for its many familiar names: philanthropists Lillian Massey, of the Massey manufacturers of agricultural equipment, and Grace Redpath, of Redpath Sugar fame; war heroine Laura Secord; and author Catharine Parr Traill.18 True, Morgan draws attention to the men in women's lives. At the same time, however, he conveys respect for married women's contributions to family life and single women's career achievements alike, suggesting that value can be found in either path. His attitude was a progressive one for anyone - male or female - writing at the turn of the twentieth century.Book was published as the first of two volumes, but a second volume was never issued. Adapted from an essay by Tali Voron from the webpage, McGraw-Hill Ryerson Press Collection
Author : Irene Robillard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1772571466
Author : Marylee Stephenson
Publisher : Don Mills, Ont. : General Publishing Company
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081182466
