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Separate And Different Education: A History Of Women At The University Of Windsor, 1920 To The Present, Mona L. Gleason
Separate And Different Education: A History Of Women At The University Of Windsor, 1920 To The Present, Mona L. Gleason
Major Papers
Although the experience of women in higher education has traditionally occupied a limited space in Canadian historiography, recent work by feminist and women's historians has uncovered a rich and complex field. The field is a relatively new one, less mature than in the United States and Britain, nevertheless historians are beginning to suggest new approaches to the history of women in Canadian universities. 1 Scholars have produced several institutional studies which analyze the historical experience of women at particular universities and which establish the groundwork for modifying our understanding the history of women in higher education in Canada.
The Politicization Of Maternal Care: The Lawrence Textile Strike Of 1912, Mary-Beth Moylan
The Politicization Of Maternal Care: The Lawrence Textile Strike Of 1912, Mary-Beth Moylan
Honors Papers
The Progressive era saw a series of social reforms and mass movements for better living and working conditions. Middle-class women emerged as the "housekeepers" of the public arena. Women like Jane Addams started these trends and acted as benevolent organizers for the immigrant people, who were entering the United States only to find crowded conditions and hostile cities. Strikes over dangerous work environments became pressing concerns. A history of related actions began to develop with the Triangle Fire disaster in New York City, the Lawrence strike in Massachusetts, and then the strikes in the mid-teens in Passaic and Patterson, New …