{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-women-in-quebec-paperback","title":"A Brief History of Women in Quebec - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDenyse Baillargeon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eW. Donald Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Brief History of Women in Quebec examines the historical experience of women of different social classes and origins (geographic, ethnic, and racial) from the period of contact between Europeans and Aboriginals to the twenty-first century to give a nuanced and complex account of the main transformations in their lives. Themes explored include demography, such as marriage, fecundity, and immigration; women's work outside and inside the home, including motherhood; education, from elementary school to post-secondary and access to the professions; the impact of religion and government policies; and social and political activism, including feminism and struggles to attain equality with men. Early chapters deal with New France and the first part of the nineteenth century, and the remaining are devoted to the period since 1880, an era in which women's lives changed rapidly and dramatically. The book concludes that transformation in the means of production, women's social and political activism (including feminism), and Quebec nationalism are three main keys to understanding the history of Quebec women. Together, the three show that women's history, far from being an adjunct to \"general history,\" is essential to a full understanding of the past. Originally published in French with the title Brève histoire des femmes au Québec.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDenyse Baillargeon is a professor in the History Department at the Université de Montréal.\u003cb\u003eDonald Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e joined the faculty of the University of Waterloo in 1970, where he remained until his retirement. A former chair of the Department of French Studies at UW, he is the translator of Denyse Baillargeon's \u003ci\u003eBabies for the Nation\u003c\/i\u003e and, with Paul G. Socken, of \u003ci\u003eAaron: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e, by Yves Thériault (WLU Press, 2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 6.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 27, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53093293424864,"sku":"9781554589500","price":59.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/5SIxikybE29781554589500.webp?v=1781640807","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/a-brief-history-of-women-in-quebec-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}