Canadian women & the struggle for equality / Lorna R. Marsden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marsden, Lorna R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Canada--History.

Women.

Women's rights.

History.

Equality.

Canada.

Equality--Canada--History.

Women's rights--Canada--History.

Physical Description:

xi, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Canadian women and the struggle for equality

Place of Publication:

Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press, [2012]

Summary:

The lives of girls and women have seen an astounding degree of transformation over the last 150 years. At the time of Confederation, females were not considered persons, legally or in many respects even socially. Today, while there is still a considerable distance to go, the opportunities available to women have grown exponentially.

Lorna R. Marsden-sociologist, past Canadian senator, and activist-explores social change in Canada's unique setting. The stories of how women seized opportunities to advance their status are both surprising and compelling, and reveal as much about Canada as a country as they do about the long road toward equality that women have travelled. Chapters provide absorbing insights into how change takes place over a range of topics, including the law, demographics, work, and social institutions; substantial advancement also took place in the wake of two world wars. Book jacket.

Contents:

I The Setting and the Purpose 1

II Women Struggle with the Law: The Law Struggles with Women 25

III Women, War, and Social Change in Canada 58

IV Demographics Change Women's Lives 90

V How Women Changed Canada 132

VI Making a Living: A Perpetual Frontier for Women 199

VII The Continuation: Patterns of Change 235.

Notes:

"The road to gender equality since 1867"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [262]-278) and index.

ISBN:

9780195430493

0195430492

OCLC:

759029863