Framing Our Past: Canadian Women's History in the Twentieth Century - Softcover

Cook, Sharon Ann; McLean, Lorna R; O'Rourke, Kate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0773531599 ISBN 13: 9780773531598

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006

Synopsis

With introductory essays by historians, Framing Our Past emphasizes the lived experiences of women: their participation in many areas of social life, such as social rituals with other women; organized sporting clubs; philanthropic, spiritual and aesthetic activities; study and reading groups. The authors then focus on women's roles as nurturers and keepers of the hearth B their experiences with family management, child care, and health concerns. They consider women's varied contributions within formal and informal educational systems as well as their instrumental political role in consumer activism, social work, peace movements, and royal commissions. Canadian women's shaping of health care and science through nursing, physiotherapy and research are discussed, as is women's work, from domestic labour to dressmaking to broadcasting to banking. Using diary accounts, oral history, letters, organizational records, paintings, quilts, dressmaking patterns, milliners' records, posters, Framing our Past offers a unique opportunity to share what is rarely if ever seen, offering insights into the preservation and interpretation of historical sources.

About this title

About the Author

Sharon Anne Cook is professor, education, University of Ottawa.
Lorna McLean is assistant professor, education, University of Ottawa.
Kate O'Rourke is an archivist, Special Collections, Archives of Ontario.

Review

"A beautiful book I was immediately struck by how far Canadian women's history has come in the last three decades." The Beaver "The editors are to be congratulated for attempting to capture the diversity of women's lives and experiences. Fascinating and insightful." The Canadian Historical Review "This well-researched and profusely illustrated standard reference work is an indispensable book for general readers interested in women's studies, social history, and family studies." Choice

Edition details

• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0773531599
• ISBN 13: 9780773531598
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 532