A startling collection that gives voice to Canadian women's experiences and accomplishments during the twentieth century. Lavishly illustrated and written for a broad audience, Framing Our Past offers insights into the lives of individual Canadian women, the obscure as well as the better-known, who pioneered new activities or expanded the boundaries of women's traditional roles. On topics ranging from everyday life to education, politics, health, and economics, we see how women in Canada have contributed to and been influenced by the transformation of societies around the world. With introductory essays by historians, Framing Our Past emphasizes the lived experiences of women: their participation in many areas of social life from consumer activism to social work, peace movements and royal commissions.

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