Ladies, upstairs! : my life in politics and after / Monique Bégin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bégin, Monique, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bégin, Monique.

Women politicians.

Politicians--Canada--Biography.

Politicians.

Canada.

Women politicians--Canada--Biography.

College teachers--Canada--Biography.

College teachers.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 513 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2018]

Contents:

1 From Europe to Canada: Life as a Refugee p. 3

2 The Love of Learning p. 19

3 Sociology Here and Abroad p. 32

4 Working and Getting Involved: Thérèse Casgrain p. 48

5 Executive Secretary of a National Royal Commission p. 59

Part II Life as a Politician

6 Going into Politics, Me? p. 81

7 The House of Commons: A Strange Universe p. 97

8 Parliamentary Secretary for Eleven Months p. 123

9 Minister or Not? National Revenue p. 140

Part III The Biggest Department

10 National Health and Welfare: The Medical Research Council p. 163

11 Social Policies: the Child Tax Credit and Pensions p. 181

12 Aboriginal Health: Inuit and First Nations p. 214

13 The Canada Health Act (1984) p. 234

14 Under the Microscope: A Few Very Public Files p. 280

Part IV Working with Pierre Trudeau

15 The First Quebec Referendum (1980) p. 303

16 Trudeau's Two Departures p. 315

17 "The Boss" p. 330

Part V Becoming an Academic

18 A Visiting Professor: Notre Dame and McGill p. 349

19 Four Years in Women's Studies (Unearthing Women's Health) p. 366

20 Dean of the New Faculty of Health Sciences p. 389

21 Visiting Professor in Health Administration: Insolent Thoughts about Universities p. 419

22 An Ontario Report on Education and Two International Commissions p. 445.

Notes:

Includes index.

Other Format:

Bégin, Monique, 1936-, author. Ladies, upstairs!.:

ISBN:

9780773555228

0773555226

OCLC:

1080219718