Mennonite women in Canada : a history / Marlene Epp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Epp, Marlene, 1958-

Series:

Studies in immigration and culture 1914-1459 ; 2.

Studies in immigration and culture, 1914-1459 ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mennonite women--Canada--History.

Mennonite women.

Mennonite women--Canada--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

History.

Canada.

Physical Description:

xiii, 378 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, [2008]

Summary:

Mennonite Women in Canada traces the complex social history and multiple identities of Canadian Mennonite women over 200 years. Marlene Epp explores women's roles, as prescribed and as lived, within the contexts of immigration and settlement, household and family, church and organizational life, work and education, and in response to social trends and events. The combined histories of Mennonite women offer a rich and fascinating study of how women actively participate in ordering their lives within ethno-religious communities.

Contents:

Introduction: 'The Curious Mennonite': Seeing Canadian Mennonite Women through Low-Lying Fog 3

Chapter 1 Pioneers, Refugees, and Transnationals: Women Immigrate to Canada 23

Chapter 2 Wives, Mothers, and 'Others': Women within Families 59

Chapter 3 Preachers, Prophets, and Missionaries: Women in the Church 119

Chapter 4 Nonconformists, Nonresistors, and Citizens: Women Living in the World 179

Chapter 5 Quilters, Canners, and Writers: Women in the Material World 225.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [337]-367) and index.

ISBN:

9780887551826

0887551823

9780887557064

0887557066

OCLC:

226302742