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About Canada

by Penni Mitchell
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Penni Mitchell explores gender roles within First Nations societies, where women often brokered peace agreements, oversaw property and advised leaders. She also examines the struggles of First Nations women to challenge Indian Act discrimination against women and children. Exploring the early days of colonial settlement, Mitchell notes that women were among Canada's first administrators, and they started its first schools and hospitals. Later, women were among the first to oppose slavery, internment and racial segregation. Demanding a greater say in their country, women fought for the right to vote, attend university and divorce. They fought for child protection laws, public health clinics, minimum wages, equal pay and better working conditions. The ways in which women's lives have been transformed by the legalization of birth control and abortion and the removal of patriarchal privilege from family law.
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Series: Atlantic Canadian eBooks Publisher: Fernwood

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  • ISBN: 1552667502
  • Release date: December 20, 2018

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  • ISBN: 1552667502
  • File size: 3024 KB
  • Release date: December 20, 2018

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Feminist Women's Studies Nonfiction

Languages

English

Penni Mitchell explores gender roles within First Nations societies, where women often brokered peace agreements, oversaw property and advised leaders. She also examines the struggles of First Nations women to challenge Indian Act discrimination against women and children. Exploring the early days of colonial settlement, Mitchell notes that women were among Canada's first administrators, and they started its first schools and hospitals. Later, women were among the first to oppose slavery, internment and racial segregation. Demanding a greater say in their country, women fought for the right to vote, attend university and divorce. They fought for child protection laws, public health clinics, minimum wages, equal pay and better working conditions. The ways in which women's lives have been transformed by the legalization of birth control and abortion and the removal of patriarchal privilege from family law.
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Feminist Women's Studies Nonfiction
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