Canadian women & the struggle for equality

Summary: Chronicles the circumstances, the people, and the social changes that have characterized women's journey toward equality. Considers changes brought about by war, immigration, and public health, and other historical changes, such as legal evolution and employment opportunities. --from publisher's description.

Record details

ISBN: 9780195430493
ISBN: 0195430492
Physical Description: print
xi, 290 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"The road to gender equality since 1867"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [262]-278) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. The setting and the purpose -- 2. Women struggle with the law: the law struggles with women -- 3. Women, war, and social change in Canada -- 4. Demographics change women's lives -- 5. How women changed Canada -- 6. Making a living: a perpetual frontier for women -- 7. The continuation: patterns of change.