Countercurrents : women's movements in postwar Montreal / Amanda Ricci.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ricci, Amanda, author.

Contributor:

Ricci, Amanda, contribution by.

Series:

Studies on the History of Quebec/Études d'histoire du Québec Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--Québec (Province)--Montréal--History--20th century.

Feminism.

Social movements--Québec (Province)--Montréal--History--20th century.

Social movements.

Women--Political activity.

Women.

Women--Political activity--Québec (Province)--Montréal--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal, Quebec : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2023]

Summary:

Countercurrents rewrites the history of post-war feminism in Montreal by incorporating parallel social movements, such as Red Power, Black Power, and Quebec liberation, into the larger narrative of the women's movement. Case studies compare and reflect on the histories and political work of various feminist groups in Quebec.

Contents:

Cover

COUNTERCURRENTS

Title

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

1 Guardians of the Nation: Kahnawà:ke Women's Activism

2 Searching for Zion: Diasporic Feminism in English-Speaking Black Montreal

3 Québécoises deboutte! Feminism, Nationalism, Language, and the Front de libération des femmes du Québec

4 Remaking Home: Montreal's Transnational Haitian Feminism

5 Refuting Stereotypes: From the Centro Donne Italiane di Montreal to the Payette Controversy

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Ricci, Amanda Countercurrents

ISBN:

9780228018247

OCLC:

1357152606