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Compelled to Act - Histories of Women's Activism in Western Canada (Hardcover)
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Compelled to Act - Histories of Women's Activism in Western Canada (Hardcover)
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Compelled to Act showcases fresh historical perspectives on the
diversity of women's contributions to social and political change
in prairie Canada in the twentieth century, including but looking
beyond the era of suffrage activism. In our current time of
revitalized activism against racism, colonialism, violence, and
misogyny, this volume reminds us of the myriad ways women have
challenged and confronted injustices and inequalities. The women
and their activities shared in Compelled to Act are diverse in
time, place, and purpose, but there are some common threads. In
their attempts to correct wrongs, achieve just solutions, and
create change, women experienced multiple sites of resistance, both
formal and informal. The acts of speaking out, of organizing, of
picketing and protesting were characterized as unnatural for women,
as violations of gender and societal norms, and as dangerous to the
state and to family stability. Still as these accounts demonstrate,
prairie women felt compelled to respond to women's needs, to
challenges to family security, both health and economic, and to the
need for community. They reacted with the resources at hand, and
beyond, to support effective action, joining the ranks of women all
over the world seeking political and social agency to create a
society more responsive to the needs of women and their children.
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