Veronica Strong-Boag

The Last Suffragist Standing

The Life and Times of Laura Marshall Jamieson

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Produktbeschreibung

The Last Suffragist Standing is an unprecedented study of a pioneering Canadian suffragist and politician and an illuminating work on the history of feminism, socialism, internationalism, and activism in Canada.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of British Columbia Press
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 163mm x 241mm x 47mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9780774838689
• ISBN-10: 077483868X
• Artikelnr.: 52714936

Autorenporträt

Veronica Strong-Boag is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, professor emerita in social justice and educational studies at UBC, and adjunct professor in history and gender studies at the University of Victoria. She has received numerous prizes for her work, including the Tyrrell Medal in Canadian History, the Macdonald Prize in Canadian History, the Canada Prize in the Social Sciences, and a Senior Killam Fellowship. She is the general editor of the UBC Press series Women's Suffrage and the Struggle for Democracy, the director of the pro-democracy website womensuffrage.org, and a member of the editorial board of Voices-Voix.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 The Girl from the Saugeen Peninsula
1882-1911 2 The New Woman as Wife
Suffragist
and Activist
1911-18 3 Still Bettering the World
1918-26 4 Widowed Judge and Progressive Activist
1927-39 5 The Challenge of Electoral Politics
1927-39 6 Suffragist in the BC Legislature
1939-41 7 Legislative Veteran
1941-45 8 Taking on Post-war Misogyny and Vancouver Politics
1945-64 9 Faithful Social Democrat
1945-64 Conclusion Postscript from Four Granddaughters / Dorothy O'Connell
Anne Jamieson
Karen Jamieson
and Marion-Lea Jamieson Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index