Nellie McClung

The Complete Autobiography

AvVeronica Strong-Boag,The Estate of Michelle Lynn Rosa

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PDF, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

Nellie Letitia McClung (1873-1951) is recognized as a key figure in Canadian history as well as Canadian literature. Her two-volume autobiography provides a remarkable and very readable account of a truly extraordinary life. McClung is best known for her involvement in the 1929 "Person's Case," in which the British Privy Council ruled in favour of an appeal by the "Famous Five" against the judgement of the Supreme Court of Canada that women did not qualify legally as persons. McClung had, however, been a high profile figure, as a suffragist, politician, and writer, in Canadian politics and literature for many years and remained so well into the 1940s. Her autobiography provides unique insight into Canadian public affairs in the first half of the twentieth century. Equally interesting are McClung's accounts of her early days as a child, teacher, young wife and mother. With her fine eye for detail, she makes the Canada of her time come vividly alive for readers. Originally published in two volumes, McClung's autobiographies found a wide audience from their first publication in 1935 and 1945. They have never before been available in a single volume. For this re-issue Veronica Strong-Boag and Michelle Lynn Rosa have written a substantial introduction and added explanatory notes that illuminate the woman and the historical context for modern readers.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-05-01
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:544
Filformat:PDF
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781442602212
Förlag:University of Toronto Press
Dimensioner:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:1 g

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Biografier inom Biografier
Biografi: historia, politik och försvar inom Biografier
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Veronica Strong-Boag is a professor emerita at the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice and the Department of Educational Studies, University of British Columbia. Michelle Lynn Rosa, a graduate of the University of British Columbia in Honours English, is pursuing graduate studies in Montreal.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: "Some Small Legacy of Truth" Bibliography Clearing in the West The Youngest of Six The Family The House and the People Echoes from the West The Decision We Arrive On the Trail Companions on the Way The First Winter Spring Came At Last, Bringing Neighbours The Henhouse Door Social Activities The Church and the School Picnics The Way of the Transgressor Men and Machines Limitations Retribution My First Sight of Brandon Christmas Day A Visit from the Teacher Trouble in the North West The Tragic Ending The Dramateurs The Party The Family Is Extended Hands Across the Sea The First Sorrow When the Door Opened Winnipeg in 1889 My First School Winds of the World Raw Material The Young Evangelists I Saw E. Cora Hind My First Political Meeting Manitou Summer Holidays In Which the First Part of My Life Ends Life Goes On, No Matter Who Dies Treherne The Royal Visit The Farm in 1895 Commencement The Stream Runs Fast Manitou 1896 Humble Beginnings Genesis The Family Town Hall Tonight Social Life The Winds of the World Strong Women The Flavour of a Hymn My First Story The First House The First Move A Gentleman of the Old School "The Women's Parliament" The Campaign The War Westward We Go! We Take the Bitter with the Sweet New Places and People Alberta Politics Singing Up the Hill The Glad Day The Prairie Pilgrim Family Matters Up to London On the Writing of Books The Middle Years Travellers' Joy Nova Scotia The League of Nations, 1938 The Way of Words Conclusion