Many Canadian women fiction writers have become justifiably famous. But what about women who have written non-fiction?
When Anne Innis Dagg set out on a personal quest to make such non-fiction authors better known, she expected to find just a few dozen. To her delight, she unearthed 473 writers who have produced over 674 books.
These women describe not only their country and its inhabitants, but a remarkable variety of other subjects: from the story of transportation to the legacy of Canadian missionary activity around the world. While most of the writers lived in what is now Canada, other authors were British or American travellers who visited Canada throughout the years and reported on what they found here.
This compendium has brief biographies of all these women, short descriptions of their books, and a comprehensive index of their books’ subject matters.
The Feminine Gaze: A Canadian Compendium of Non-Fiction Women Authors and Their Books, 1836-1945 will be an invaluable research tool for women’s studies and for all who wish to supplement the male gaze on Canada’s past.
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-335) and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- C818./08
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 0889203555 9780889208452
- LCCN
- Z1376.W65
- LCCN Item number
- F464 2001eb
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- Original cataloging agency
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- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (viii, 346 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)gtp00521599 (OCoLC)144087425 (CaOOCEL)402612
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Foreword 8
- Introduction 10
- The Feminine Gaze 30
- Appendix A: Authors Who Received Honorary Degrees from Canadian Universities 332
- Appendix B: Authors Who Were Scholars and Medical Workers 334
- Appendix C: Publishing and Support of Authors 337
- General Bibliography 342
- Index 346
- A 346
- B 347
- C 347
- D 348
- E 349
- F 349
- G 349
- H 350
- I 350
- J 350
- K 350
- L 351
- M 351
- N 352
- O 352
- P 352
- Q 353
- R 353
- S 353
- T 354
- U 354
- V 354
- W 354
- Y 355
