The splendid vision : centennial history of the National Council of Women of Canada,1893-1993 / by N.E.S. Griffiths.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Griffiths, N. E. S. (Naomi Elizabeth Saundaus), 1934- author.

Series:

Carleton women's experience series ; #4.

Women's experience series ; #4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Council of Women of Canada--History.

National Council of Women of Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (457 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014

Place of Publication:

Ottawa [Ontario] : Carleton University Press, [1993]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This history traces the ncwc's development and assesses the effectiveness of its many interventions in the political process over the past 100 years. The author shows that through the Council, women have dealt with virtually all the major social and political issues that have faced Canada.

Contents:

Foreword

Preface

Introduction: unacknowledged strength

An international idea finds a Canadian expression, 1893-1894

Establishing a presence, 1894-1899

Expansion and development, 1900-1913

From the eve of the great war to the first year of peace, 1914-1919

Searching for a new dispensation, 1919-1929

Confronting the depression, 1929-1939

War and aftermath, 1940-1950

reorganization and continuity, 1950-1960

Towards the royal commission, 1960-1969

Reaction and resolution, 1970-1980

Years of ambiguity, 1980-1988

Continuity and change

Appendices:

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7735-9161-3

OCLC:

887635567