{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-women-denyse-baillargeon-9781554589500","title":"A Brief History of Women in Quebec","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Women in Quebec\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThemes 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 \u003ci\u003eBr钁e histoire des femmes au Qu饕ec. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Denyse Baillargeon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1554589509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781554589500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilfrid Laurier University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2015 pg. 1214","brand":"Denyse Baillargeon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129513242879,"sku":"9781554589500","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_65f74f7e-06a0-4c13-88e3-5e52c3cc478d.jpg?v=1687464319","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-brief-history-of-women-denyse-baillargeon-9781554589500","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}