The Last Suffragist Standing is an unprecedented study of a pioneering Canadian suffragist and politician and an illuminating work on the history of feminism, socialism, internationalism, and activism in Canada.
The Last Suffragist Standing is an unprecedented study of a pioneering Canadian suffragist and politician and an illuminating work on the history of feminism, socialism, internationalism, and activism in Canada.
Veronica Strong-Boag is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, professor emerita in social justice and educational studies at UBC, and adjunct professor in history and gender studies at the University of Victoria. She has received numerous prizes for her work, including the Tyrrell Medal in Canadian History, the Macdonald Prize in Canadian History, the Canada Prize in the Social Sciences, and a Senior Killam Fellowship. She is the general editor of the UBC Press series Women's Suffrage and the Struggle for Democracy, the director of the pro-democracy website womensuffrage.org, and a member of the editorial board of Voices-Voix.
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Introduction 1 The Girl from the Saugeen Peninsula 1882-1911 2 The New Woman as Wife Suffragist and Activist 1911-18 3 Still Bettering the World 1918-26 4 Widowed Judge and Progressive Activist 1927-39 5 The Challenge of Electoral Politics 1927-39 6 Suffragist in the BC Legislature 1939-41 7 Legislative Veteran 1941-45 8 Taking on Post-war Misogyny and Vancouver Politics 1945-64 9 Faithful Social Democrat 1945-64 Conclusion Postscript from Four Granddaughters / Dorothy O'Connell Anne Jamieson Karen Jamieson and Marion-Lea Jamieson Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
Introduction 1 The Girl from the Saugeen Peninsula 1882-1911 2 The New Woman as Wife Suffragist and Activist 1911-18 3 Still Bettering the World 1918-26 4 Widowed Judge and Progressive Activist 1927-39 5 The Challenge of Electoral Politics 1927-39 6 Suffragist in the BC Legislature 1939-41 7 Legislative Veteran 1941-45 8 Taking on Post-war Misogyny and Vancouver Politics 1945-64 9 Faithful Social Democrat 1945-64 Conclusion Postscript from Four Granddaughters / Dorothy O'Connell Anne Jamieson Karen Jamieson and Marion-Lea Jamieson Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
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