In Working for the Common Good, Madelyn Holmes details the political policy work of eight social democratic Canadian women and highlights their largely unrecognized struggles and accomplishments. Throughout their political careers,...
Women politicians
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Auteur:Bowen, GailSommaire:Joanne Kilbourn investigates the murder of a prostitute whose client list included the name of Joanne's new husband, Zach.
- Auteur:Bagshawe, TillySommaire:
When long-buried mistakes of her youth begin to resurface, old hatreds are rekindled and Alexia De Vere, the conservative party's newest superstar, finds herself on the brink of losing everything: her power, her family, and even...
- Auteur:Gallico, PaulSommaire:
Responsible for cleaning the homes of the rich, Mrs Harris is a humble charlady with a knack for putting things in order wherever she goes. When, much to her surprise, she wins a trip for two beyond the Iron Curtain, she has no idea of...
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Auteur:Gorham, DeborahSommaire:Marion Dewar could never ignore a person who was begging in the street. Along with money, she would offer words of encouragement and friendship. Perhaps it was her training as a nurse, her devout Catholic upbringing, or maybe it was...
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Auteur:Koofi, FawziaSommaire: - Auteur:Blais, MargueriteSommaire:
Ce livre est une suite d’histoires de vie singulières écrites entre juillet et décembre 2015. Je vivais alors un deuil profond, car je venais de perdre mon mari qui a partagé ma vie durant trente-six ans et pour qui j’ai agi comme...
- Auteur:Bégin, MoniqueSommaire:
More than fifty years after most Canadian women received the right to vote, very few women were elected as members of Parliament and none came from Quebec. Canada's 1972 federal election marked a refreshing transition. Twice as...
- Auteur:Graham, KateSommaire:
Only twelve women have ever served as the premier of a Canadian province or territory, and only one has risen to the very top to serve as prime minister. In Govern Like a Girl,Kate Graham tells the stories of these thirteen women, from...
- Auteur:Everitt, Joanna, Wagner, AngeliaSommaire:
Despite decades of women's participation in politics, the gender identities of Canadian politicians continue to attract media and public attention and shape the way they are perceived and evaluated. Gendered Mediation takes an...
- Auteur:Stevens, Geoffrey, MacDonald, FloraSommaire:
Flora Isabel MacDonald - politician, humanitarian, adventurer, and role model for a generation of women - was known across Canada and beyond simply as Flora. In her memoir, co-authored by award-winning journalist and author Geoffrey...
- Auteur:Bashevkin, SylviaSommaire:
Women have reached the highest levels of political office in Canada's provinces and territories, but what difference has their rise to the top made? In Doing Politics Differently? leading researchers from across the country assess...
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Auteur:Wilson, Judi TyabjiSommaire:A political insider takes a revealing look at the public and private life of BC's controversial premier. In the blood-sport arena of provincial politics, BC's enigmatic premier, Christy Clark, has defied the pundits to win both party...
- Auteur:Kimber, StephenSommaire:
Alexa McDonough's impact on Canadian politics cannot be measured solely by election victories or seat tallies. As the first female leader of a mainstream Canadian political party, she helped transform Nova Scotian and Canadian politics...
- Auteur:Dohaney, Myrtis T.Sommaire:
A Fit Month for Dying is the third book in M.T. Dohaney's highly praised trilogy about the women of Newfoundland's outports. Fans of The Corrigan Women and To Scatter Stones will embrace this new book, while those reading the...
