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Wives and Mothers, School Mistresses and Scullery Maids : Working Women in Upper Canada, 1790-1840 by Elizabeth Jane Errington (1995, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN-100773513108
ISBN-139780773513105
eBay Product ID (ePID)215574
Product Key Features
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameWives and Mothers, School Mistresses and Scullery Maids : Working Women in Upper Canada, 1790-1840
Publication Year1995
SubjectWomen, Canada / General, Sociology / General, Women in Business, Women's Studies
TypeTextbook
AuthorElizabeth Jane Errington
Subject AreaSocial Science, Business & Economics, History
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN96-154381
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"Wives and Mothers, School Mistresses and Scullery Maids is a fine example of reading sources against the grain to find new evidence and interpretations that have been missed or ignored by others. Errington searches out the reality of women's lives from commonplace evidence - a reality that at times meant drudgery, unhappy marriages, or non-conformity with the prevailing 'cult of True Womanhood.'" J.K. Johnson, History, Carleton University. "A first-rate analysis of the myriad roles played by women in Upper Canadian society in the early colonial period." Susan E. Houston, History, York University.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal305.42/009713/09034
SynopsisArguing that the role of Upper Canadian women in the overall economy of the early colonial period has been greatly undervalued by contemporary historians. Jane Errington illustrates how the work they did, particularly as wives and mothers, played a significant role in the development of the colony., Errington explores evidence of a distinctive women's culture and shows that the work women did constituted a common experience shared by Upper Canadian women. Most of them not only experienced the uncertainties of marriage and the potential dangers of childbirth but also took part in making sure that the needs of their families were met. How women actually fulfilled their numerous responsibilities differed, however. Age, location, marital status, class, and society's changing expectations of women all had a direct impact on what was expected of them, what they did, and how they did it. Considering "women's work" within the social and historical context, Errington shows that the complexity of colonial society cannot be understood unless the roles and work of women in Upper Canada are taken into account.
LC Classification NumberHQ1459.O57E77 1995
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