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Titolo: | A sisterhood of suffering and service [[electronic resource] ] : women and girls of Canada and Newfoundland during the First World War / / edited by Sarah Glassford and Amy Shaw |
Pubblicazione: | Vancouver, B.C., : UBC Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
Disciplina: | 940.308 |
Soggetto topico: | World War, 1914-1918 - Women - Canada |
World War, 1914-1918 - Children - Canada | |
World War, 1914-1918 - Women - Newfoundland and Labrador | |
World War, 1914-1918 - Children - Newfoundland and Labrador | |
Soggetto geografico: | Canada Social conditions 20th century |
Newfoundland and Labrador Social conditions 20th century | |
Altri autori: | GlassfordSarah ShawAmy |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | pt. 1. Mobilizing women -- pt. 2. Women's work -- pt. 3. Family matters -- pt. 4. Creative responses. |
Sommario/riassunto: | As the body of First World War literature continues to grow, women's experiences of this period remain largely obscure, particularly those of Canadian and Newfoundland women. A Sisterhood of Suffering and Service explores this obscurity and begins to redress it. This innovative collection discusses women's activities in the workforce, overseas, within the domestic realm, and in literary representations to show that women were not bystanders who were quietly knitting for the duration; rather, they actively participated in wartime society, served their country in a variety of ways, made sacrifices, and were deeply affected by the vagaries of war. Incorporating the experiences of Newfoundland with those of Canada, and looking at girls as well as women, the volume enriches our knowledge of an important era in Canadian nation building and takes a step towards writing women into the historical narratives of the First World War. |
Titolo autorizzato: | A sisterhood of suffering and service |
ISBN: | 1-299-58810-7 |
0-7748-2258-9 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910779186203321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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