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History World War Ii

Making the Best of It

Women and Girls of Canada and Newfoundland during the Second World War

edited by Sarah Glassford & Amy J. Shaw

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2020
Category
World War II, Women's Studies, Atlantic Provinces (NB, NL, NS, PE), Post-Confederation (1867-)
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774862806
    Publish Date
    Apr 2020
    List Price
    $125.00
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774862776
    Publish Date
    Apr 2020
    List Price
    $89.95
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    ISBN
    9780774862783
    Publish Date
    Nov 2020
    List Price
    $34.95

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Many women who lived through the Second World War believed it heralded new status and opportunities, but scholars have argued that very little changed. How can these interpretations be reconciled? Making the Best of It examines the ways in which gender and other identities intersected to shape the experiences of female Canadians and Newfoundlanders during the war. The contributors to this thoughtful collection consider mainstream and minority populations, girls and women, and different parts of Canada and Newfoundland. They reassess topics such as women in the military and in munitions factories, and tackle entirely new subjects such as wartime girlhood in Quebec.

 

Collectively, these essays broaden the scope of what we know about the changes the war wrought in the lives of Canadian women and girls, and address wider debates about memory, historiography, and feminism.

About the authors

Sarah Glassford is a social historian of Canada who earned her PhD at York University.

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Editorial Reviews

[T]his is a very useful study, one in which the authors make full use of British and American research, and the bibliography alone will make it invaluable.

CHOICE Connect

This collection [of essays] importantly brings our attention to voices and perspectives that have excluded from World War II Canadian history and, in doing so, directs us to think further about areas that remain to be explored.

University of Toronto Quarterly

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