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Caractéristiques de l'objet
- État
- ISBN
- 9781550025149
- Book Title
- 100 Canadian Heroines : Famous and Forgotten Faces
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Women, Canada / General, Cultural Heritage, Social History, Women's Studies
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 18.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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100 Canadian Heroines profiles some remarkable women; from the adventurous Gudridur the Viking to murdered Mi'kmaq activist Anna Mae Aquash. You'll meet heroines in science, sport, preaching and teaching, politics, war and peace, arts and entertainment, etc. The book is full of amazing facts and fascinating trivia about intriguing figures like mountaineer Phyllis Munday, activist Hide Shimizu, Arctic guide Tookoolito, unionist Lea Roback, sexy movie mogul Mary Pickford and singer Portia White. Great quotes and photos are featured in this inspiring collection. As we celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Persons Case on October 18, 2004, discover some of the many heroines Canada can be proud of. Find out how we're remembering them. Or not
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Publisher
Dundurn Press
ISBN-10
1550025147
ISBN-13
9781550025149
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44667454
Product Key Features
Book Title
100 Canadian Heroines : Famous and Forgotten Faces
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Women, Canada / General, Cultural Heritage, Social History, Women's Studies
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
18.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
1
Lc Classification Number
Ct3270.F67 2004
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Merna Foster's new book, 100 Canadian Heroines , gives a quick and easy introductory education on the subject of Canadian women's history. A book of encyclopedic biographical references, Heroines is fresh and informative even to the seasoned feminist reader ... This is a book of rich achievements, but more, it is a storytelling book about great characters ... Cross-dressing doctors, physicists, actors, Mohawk leaders '? you name it, our foremothers are all of these '? and more., When it comes to great Canadians, women didn't make the CBC's top 10. This book provides plenty of ammunition to force a recount., Forster's book achieves a unique blend of comprehensiveness, solid historical and archival research, and an approachable style that engages us to marvel at and aspire to the kinds of achievements attained by so many women who have lived in Canada but whose contributions have helped shape North-American society and the progress of our contemporary world., Merna Foster's new book, 100 Canadian Heroines , gives a quick and easy introductory education on the subject of Canadian women's history. A book of encyclopedic biographical references, Heroines is fresh and informative even to the seasoned feminist reader ... This is a book of rich achievements, but more, it is a storytelling book about great characters ... Cross-dressing doctors, physicists, actors, Mohawk leaders 'e" you name it, our foremothers are all of these 'e" and more., If you don't know who any of the following are'e"Isobel Gunn, Anna Leonowens (hint: Think Siam), Asayo Murakami, Mary Travers (not of Peter, Paul and Mary), Gudridur Thorbjardottir'e"then this is the book for you, or your daughter, or your son, for that matter., ... fresh and informative ... This is a book of rich achievements, but more, it is a storytelling book about great characters., (Emily) Stowe is among those feted in Merna Forster's 100 Canadian Heroines ... (Dundurn, 2004) a timely read on the eve of International Women's Day (March 8)., I think about women like Merna Forster, who'e(tm)s been fighting a lonely battle to have Canada acknowledge that maybe one woman in the history of this country deserves to be on our money (and you would know how many Canadian women do deserve that honour, if you read her excellent book 100 Canadian Heroines), "100 Canadian Heroines is an easy-to-read collection of vignettes that should show up dog-eared in every high school napsack across the country.This well-researched, well-written tribute to Canadian women is surpassed only by what these women were able to accomplish.""Every woman and every young girl you know deserves a copy this book; and Forster deserves all the praise, for she, too, is a heroine for bravely going into dusty archives and rescuing the stories of these women's lives who should be models for all of us.", ... the author provides a good summary of each woman's major accomplishments as well as a sketch of her personality, giving the reader a window into their worlds., 100 Canadian Heroines is an easy-to-read collection of vignettes that should show up dog-eared in every high school napsack across the country ... This well-researched, well-written tribute to Canadian women is surpassed only by what these women were able to accomplish. ... Every woman and every young girl you know deserves a copy this book; and Forster deserves all the praise, for she, too, is a heroine for bravely going into dusty archives and rescuing the stories of these women's lives who should be models for all of us., "100 Canadian Heroines is an easy-to-read collection of vignettes that should show up dog-eared in every high school napsack across the country. This well-researched, well-written tribute to Canadian women is surpassed only by what these women were able to accomplish." "Every woman and every young girl you know deserves a copy this book; and Forster deserves all the praise, for she, too, is a heroine for bravely going into dusty archives and rescuing the stories of these women's lives who should be models for all of us.", The text is laced with stirring descriptions ... Readers of 100 Canadian heroines will find feminism, despair, joy, and plenty of substantial worthies throughout the volume., "I really enjoyed this book's two-to-three page biographies ... Balancing it all with such grace and tenacity, that as a working woman and mother, I wept for a portion of their guts and gusto." "If you know more about Pamela Anderson and Shania Twain than Pitseolak Ashoona and Georgina Pope, then this book will help change all that.", "I really enjoyed this book's two-to-three page biographies ... Balancing it all with such grace and tenacity, that as a working woman and mother, I wept for a portion of their guts and gusto.""If you know more about Pamela Anderson and Shania Twain than Pitseolak Ashoona and Georgina Pope, then this book will help change all that.", "The text is laced with stirring descriptions.""Readers of 100 Canadian heroines will find feminism, despair, joy, and plenty of substantial worthies throughout the volume.", Not since Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party have we been invited to quite such a smorgasbord of women's accomplishments -- this one Canadian. The sense of excitement and pride that Archibald Lampman expressed on first reading Charles G.D. Roberts' Orion, or finding "one of oursleves" capable of greatness, or the emotion American Alice Walker reported on discovering Black Foremother Zora Neale Hurston, which filled her with an inestimable "joy and strength and my own continuity" -- this is the kind of luminous experience that awaits readers of 100 Canadian Heroines., This a terrific book 'e" the rare reference title that should be read cover to cover. Every aspect inspires, beginning with the foreword by Kim Campbell (Canada's first woman prime minister) and continuing with the author's introduction and the sketches of 100 women who left their mark on Canadian history. This should be part of every women's studies curriculum., Whether used as a reference book or for bedside reading, this is a convenient compendium of information on Canadian women, and a tribute not only to the individuals who made the cut but also to a generation of scholarly research that has restored the lives of these women worthies to the historical record., Merna Foster's new book, 100 Canadian Heroines , gives a quick and easy introductory education on the subject of Canadian women's history. A book of encyclopedic biographical references, Heroines is fresh and informative even to the seasoned feminist reader... This is a book of rich achievements, but more, it is a storytelling book about great characters...Cross-dressing doctors, physicists, actors, Mohawk leaders - you name it, our foremothers are all of these - and more.", "The text is laced with stirring descriptions." "Readers of 100 Canadian heroines will find feminism, despair, joy, and plenty of substantial worthies throughout the volume.", Not since Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party have we been invited to quite such a smorgasbord of women's accomplishments 'e" this one Canadian. The sense of excitement and pride that Archibald Lampman expressed on first reading Charles G.D. Roberts' Orion, or finding "one of oursleves" capable of greatness, or the emotion American Alice Walker reported on discovering Black Foremother Zora Neale Hurston, which filled her with an inestimable "joy and strength and my own continuity" 'e" this is the kind of luminous experience that awaits readers of 100 Canadian Heroines., I really enjoyed this book's two-to-three page biographies ... Balancing it all with such grace and tenacity, that as a working woman and mother, I wept for a portion of their guts and gusto. ... If you know more about Pamela Anderson and Shania Twain than Pitseolak Ashoona and Georgina Pope, then this book will help change all that., If you don't know who any of the following are--Isobel Gunn, Anna Leonowens (hint: Think Siam), Asayo Murakami, Mary Travers (not of Peter, Paul and Mary), Gudridur Thorbjardottir--then this is the book for you, or your daughter, or your son, for that matter., Merna Foster's new book, 100 Canadian Heroines , gives a quick and easy introductory education on the subject of Canadian women's history. A book of encyclopedic biographical references, Heroines is fresh and informative even to the seasoned feminist reader ... This is a book of rich achievements, but more, it is a storytelling book about great characters ... Cross-dressing doctors, physicists, actors, Mohawk leaders - you name it, our foremothers are all of these - and more., 100 Canadian Heroines: Famous and Forgotten is a book to read with great pride and pleasure by all Canadians. I recommend this book as a good read for anyone interested in Canadian history and as a great gift for a young graduate.
Copyright Date
2004
Target Audience
Trade
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2004-484840
Dewey Decimal
920.72/0971/03
Series
Canadian Heroines Ser.
Dewey Edition
22
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Yes
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