First person: a biography of Cairine Wilson, Canada's first woman Senator
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1. Verfasser: Knowles, Valerie (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Toronto [Ont.] Dundurn Press 1988
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-298) and index
Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 A Celebration; Chapter 2 The Mackays; Chapter 3 Youth and Marriage; Chapter 4 To the Red Chamber; Chapter 5 The Senator At Work; Chapter 6 Chatelaine of the Manor House and Clibrig; Chapter 7 Go in Peace to Love and Serve the Lord; Chapter 8 Citizen of the World; Chapter 9 Mother of the Refugees; Chapter 10 Sir Herbert Emerson's Representative; Chapter 11 Old and New Challenges; Chapter 12 The Twilight Years; Notes; List of Illustrations; Sources; Index
Cairine Wilson, Canada's first female senator, was one of nine children raised in an atmosphere of rugged Scots liberalism and strict presbyterianism by affluent Montreal parents in the late nineteenth century. She displayed an interest in politics early in life and through her father's position in the Senate, was befriended by many notable politicians of the period, including Sir Wilfrid Laurier, an experience that left a permanent mark on her. Her appointment to the Senate in 1930 was a historic and controversial event, and launched a political career rife with passion, commitment, and refor
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ISBN:1459714393
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9781459714397
9781550020304
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