The Woman worker, 1926-1929

Hobbs, Margaret (Margaret Helen) (Added Author). Sangster, Joan, 1952- (Added Author). Canadian Committee on Labour History (Added Author).

Summary: "Presents the inaugural issue and articles from 'The woman worker', the official newspaper of the Canadian Federation of Women's Labor Leagues, during its 1926 to 1929 run. Edited by prominent Communist Party of Canada leader Florence Custance, 'The woman worker's' objective was to 'champion the protection of womanhood, and the cause of the workers generally'." --back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781894000017 :
ISBN: 1894000013 :
Physical Description: print
284 p. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: St. John's, Nfld. : Canadian Committee on Labour History, c1999.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Reprint: The woman worker, vol. 1, no. 1 (July 1926) -- Women, wage work and the labour movement -- Protective legislation -- Feminism and social reform -- Peace and war -- Women and the sex trade -- Marriage, the family, and domestic labour -- Birth control and abortion -- Solidarity : national and international -- The Local Women's Labor Leagues at work.