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- Pursuing play : women's leisure in small-town Ontario, 1870-1914 / by Beausaert, Rebecca,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index."Life in the Canadian countryside at the turn of the twentieth century is often generalized as insular, backwards, and defined by drudgery. These assumptions are redressed in Rebecca Beausaert's Pursuing Play, which highlights the complexity of small-town culture through a lively examination of women's efforts to negotiate space for themselves and their leisure pursuits. Amply illustrated, Pursuing Play draws on diaries, letters, newspapers, and census records to investigate women's recreational activities in three southern Ontario towns -- Dresden, Tillsonburg, and Elora -- between 1870-1914. Though women's recreational choices were restricted by pervasive ideas about propriety, Beausaert reveals how they increasingly spearheaded both formal and informal clubs, events, and social gatherings, and integrated them into their daily lives. In telling the story of what small-town women did for fun while navigating social hierarchies, nurturing ties of kinship and friendship, and advancing community development, Pursuing Play adds a new dimension to Canadian histories of gender, leisure, and popular culture. Encompassing public and private pastimes, the growth of sports, the phenomenon of "armchair travelling," and how easily recreation can slip from reputable to disreputable, this rich study uncovers how gender, class, and ethnicity shaped the nature and scope of women's leisure in small-town Ontario and beyond."--
- Subjects: City and town life; City and town life; Leisure; Leisure; Women; Women; Women; Women;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella. by Avrich, Barry,film director.; V71 US Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by V71 US Inc. in 2023.An account of the life and career of Rosalie Abella, a former member of the Supreme Court of Canada, who immigrated to Canada as a child after her parents survived the Holocaust.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Criminal law.; Social sciences.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; History.;
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- The hunting of Hillary : the forty-year campaign to destroy Hillary Clinton / by D'Antonio, Michael,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index."The Hunting of Hillary traces how an entire industry of hate, lies, and fear was created to persecute Hillary Clinton for decades and profit from it. In The Hunting of Hillary, presidential biographer Michael D'Antonio details the years of lies and insults heaped upon Hillary Clinton as she pursued a life devoted to politics and policy. The worst took the form of sexism and misogyny, much of it barely disguised. A pioneer for women, Clinton was burdened in ways no man ever was. Defined by a right-wing conspiracy, she couldn't declare what was happening lest she be cast as weak and whiny. Nevertheless, she persisted and wouldn't let them define her. As The Hunting of Hillary makes clear, her achievements have been all the more remarkable for the unique opposition she encountered. The 2016 presidential election can only be understood in the context of the primal and primitive response of those who just couldn't imagine that a woman might lead. For those who seek to understand the experience of the most accomplished woman in American politics, The Hunting of Hillary offers insight. For those who recognized what happened to her, it offers affirmation. And for those who hope to carry Clinton's work into the future, it offers inspiration and instruction."--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Clinton, Hillary Rodham.; Presidential candidates; Women politicians; Women presidential candidates; Women;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Yellow wife : a novel / by Johnson, Sadeqa,author.;
- Born on a plantation but set apart from the others by her mother's position as a medicine woman, a young slave is forced to leave home at eighteen and unexpectedly finds herself in an infamously cruel jail.
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Prisons; Slavery; Women slaves;
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- Motherland : A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy. by Ioffe, Julia.;
- In 'Motherland', award-winning journalist Julia Ioffe tells the story of modern Russia through the history of its women, from revolution to utopia to autocracy.Library Bound Incorporated
- Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women; HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union; POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Former Soviet Union;
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- Miss Confederation : the diary of Mercy Anne Coles / by McDonald, Anne,1960-; Coles, Mercy Anne,1838-1921.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index.Miss Confederation records the diary of Mercy Coles, the daughter of PEI delegate George Coles, which provides a window into the social happenings and political manoeuvrings that led to Canada's creation.LSC
- Subjects: Coles, Mercy Anne, 1838-1921.; Coles, Mercy Anne, 1838-1921; Fathers of Confederation.; Women; Women;
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- Unsheltered : a novel / by Kingsolver, Barbara,author.;
- Willa Knox has always prided herself on being the embodiment of responsibility for her family. Which is why it's so unnerving that she's arrived at middle age with nothing to show for her hard work and dedication but a stack of unpaid bills and an inherited brick home in Vineland, New Jersey, that is literally falling apart. The magazine where she worked has folded, and the college where her husband had tenure has closed. The dilapidated house is also home to her ailing and cantankerous Greek father-in-law and her two grown children: her stubborn, free-spirited daughter, Tig, and her dutiful debt-ridden, ivy educated son, Zeke, who has arrived with his unplanned baby in the wake of a life-shattering development. In an act of desperation, Willa begins to investigate the history of her home, hoping that the local historical preservation society might take an interest and provide funding for its direly needed repairs. Through her research into Vineland's past and its creation as a Utopian community, she discovers a kindred spirit from the 1880s, Thatcher Greenwood.
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Middle-aged women; Families; Life change events; History; Dwellings;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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- Unsheltered [sound recording] : a novel / by Kingsolver, Barbara,author,narrator.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.;
- Read by the author.Willa Knox has always prided herself on being the embodiment of responsibility for her family. Which is why it's so unnerving that she's arrived at middle age with nothing to show for her hard work and dedication but a stack of unpaid bills and an inherited brick home in Vineland, New Jersey, that is literally falling apart. The magazine where she worked has folded, and the college where her husband had tenure has closed. The dilapidated house is also home to her ailing and cantankerous Greek father-in-law and her two grown children: her stubborn, free-spirited daughter, Tig, and her dutiful debt-ridden, ivy educated son, Zeke, who has arrived with his unplanned baby in the wake of a life-shattering development. In an act of desperation, Willa begins to investigate the history of her home, hoping that the local historical preservation society might take an interest and provide funding for its direly needed repairs. Through her research into Vineland's past and its creation as a Utopian community, she discovers a kindred spirit from the 1880s, Thatcher Greenwood.
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Middle-aged women; Families; Life change events; History; Dwellings;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Dancing in the mosque : an Afghan mother's letter to her son / by Qādirī, Ḥumayrā,1979 or 1980-author.; Stanizai, Zaman,translator.;
- 'Dancing in the Mosque' is an exquisite and inspiring memoir about one mothers unimaginable choice in the face of oppression and abuse in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. A Dewey Diva Pick.
- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Qādirī, Ḥumayrā, 1979 or 1980-; Women social reformers; Women;
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- The King's jewel / by Chadwick, Elizabeth,1957-author.;
- Includes bibliographical references.After her father is killed, Nesta, daughter of Prince Rhys of Deheubarth, is taken as a concubine by King William's ruthless younger brother Henry, who later ascends the throne under suspicious circumstances. Gerald FitzWalter, an ambitious young knight is rewarded for his loyalty to his new King with Nesta's hand in marriage. But Nesta's only comfort is her return to Wales where she cannot help but be tempted by the handsome son of the Welsh prince, Owain. When he offers her the chance to join him in his plan to overthrow Norman rule she must choose between her duty and her desire.
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Man-woman relationships; Young women;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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