Telling Tales: Essays in Western Women's History - Hardcover

9780774807944: Telling Tales: Essays in Western Women's History

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0774807946 ISBN 13: 9780774807944

Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Press, 2000

Women played a vital role in the shaping of the west between the 1880s and 1940s. Yet surprisingly little is known about their contributions or the differences sex and gender made to the opportunities and obstacles women encountered. Telling Tales covers a range of topics―African-American settlement on Vancouver Island, prairie childbirth narratives, and Mennonites as domestic servants are but three examples―while addressing the themes of colonization, settlement, and community-building. Essays focus on women from both minority and dominant cultures and reflect the West’s characteristically mixed population.

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Book Description:

A collection of essays focusing on women’s roles in the shaping of the West between the 1880s and 1940s

About the Author:

Catherine A. Cavanaugh teaches women’s studies at Athabasca University. Randi R. Warne teaches religious studies at Mount St. Vincent University. Other contributors include Beverly Boutilier, Sarah Carter, Sherry Edmunds-Flett, Frieda Klippenstein, Nanci Langford, Ann Leger-Anderson, Sheila McManus, Nancy Pagh, Myra Rutherdale, and Frances Swripa.

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