Linda M Ambrose

A Great Rural Sisterhood

Madge Robertson Watt and the ACWW

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Produktbeschreibung

In A Great Rural Sisterhood, Linda M. Ambrose uses a wealth of archival materials from both sides of the Atlantic to tell the story of Watt’s remarkable life and the creation of the Associated Country Women of the World.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9781442615793
• ISBN-10: 1442615796
• Artikelnr.: 42058333

Autorenporträt

Linda M. Ambrose is a professor in the Department of History at Laurentian University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Framing the Life of Madge Robertson Watt
1. Formative Years: Family Influences and University Life
2. Scripting the New Woman: Writer and Editor
3. Playing Multiple Parts: Family, Society and Sorrow
4. Role Reversal: From Colonial Widow to Imperial War Hero
5. On the World Stage: Forging International Networks
6. Sidelined by War: Waning Influence, Denial, and Death
7. Conclusion: Interpreting the Significance of Madge Watt