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The Experiences And Contributions Of Women Following The British Army During The Seven Years’ War, James Dennison
The Experiences And Contributions Of Women Following The British Army During The Seven Years’ War, James Dennison
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For much of history women followed with European armies on campaign. They filled auxiliary roles for the army and supported their men. Though history has often overlooked them, they are consistently present in primary material. Camp women during the Seven Years’ War (1754 to 1763) lived a hard life, much like soldiers. Yet despite attempts by officers to limit their numbers, as well as the difficult and dangerous living conditions, women continued to follow the army and proved to be both helpful and a hindrance to military officials. This paper examines the experiences of these women and in doing so …
From 'Chrysler Girls' To 'Dodge Boys': The Emergence Of Women In Windsor's Automotive Industry, 1964-1976, Brandi Lyn Lucier
From 'Chrysler Girls' To 'Dodge Boys': The Emergence Of Women In Windsor's Automotive Industry, 1964-1976, Brandi Lyn Lucier
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From 'Chrysler Girls' to 'Dodge Boys': The Emergence of Women in Windsor's Automotive Industry, 1964-1976 is a study of female auto workers' lack of equality in seniority at the Windsor Spring plant, a division of Chrysler Canada. While a small number of women worked in Chrysler's, Windsor, Ontario, parts plants during the 1930s and 1940s, few women worked in passenger car and truck assembly plants because collective agreements between the UAW and the auto manufacturer upheld sex-based job classifications and seniority lists which ultimately limited women's participation in the plants. Based on the idea that women were financial dependents and …
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
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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.