Dorise Nielsen was a pioneering feminist, a radical politician, the first Communist elected to Canadaís House of Commons, and the only woman elected in 1940. But despite her remarkable career, until now little has been known about her.From her youth in London during World War I to her burial in 1980 in a heroís cemetery in China, Nielsen lived through tumultuous times. Struggling through the Great Depression as a homesteaderís wife in rural Saskatchewan, Nielsen rebelled against the poverty and injustice that surrounded her, and found like-minded activists in the CCF and the Communist Party of Canada. In 1940 when leaders of the Communist Party were either interned or underground, Nielsen became their voice in Parliament. But her activism came at a high price. As a single mother in Ottawa, she sacrificed a close relationship with her family for her career. As a woman in an emerging political organisation, her authority was increasingly usurped by younger male party members. As a committed communist, she moved to Mao's China in 1957 and dedicated her lifeís work to a cause that went seriously awry.Faith Johnston illuminates the life of a woman who paved the way for a generation of women in politics, who tried to be both a good mother and a good revolutionary, and who refused to give up on either.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- 328.71/092
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- 22
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- 0887556906 9780887553066
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- J64 2006eb
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Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- TABLE OF CONTENTS 10
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 12
- PROLOGUE 16
- SASKATCHEWAN 24
- 1 Coming to Canada 26
- 2 Slavery or Freedom? 44
- 3 The United Progressives 62
- 4 A Mighty Effort 80
- OTTAWA 94
- 5 Fighting for the West 96
- 6 Escaping the Net 122
- 7 Supporting the War 140
- 8 Parenting 162
- 9 Working for a New World 178
- 10 Victory and Defeat 194
- TORONTO 212
- 11 Spies 214
- 12 Women and Peace 230
- 13 Fear and Discontent 254
- BEIJING 268
- 14 Gung Ho 270
- 15 Alone 284
- 16 Revolution 296
- 17 Coming Home 308
- 18 The Last Act 326
- EPILOGUE 336
- ENDNOTES 342
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 374
- INDEX 382
- A 382
- B 382
- C 382
- D 384
- E 384
- F 384
- G 384
- H 384
- I 385
- J 385
- K 385
- L 385
- M 386
- N 386
- O 387
- P 387
- Q 388
- R 388
- S 388
- T 389
- U 389
- V 389
- W 389
- X 390
- Y 390
- Z 390
