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From Left to Right

Maternalism and Women's Political Activism in Postwar Canada

By (author) Brian T. Thorn
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, Canada
Published: 15th Jan 2017
Dimensions: w 152mm h 229mm d 18mm
Weight: 381g
ISBN-10: 0774832096
ISBN-13: 9780774832090
Barcode No: 9780774832090
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In From Left to Right, Brian Thorn explores what motivated Canadian women to become politically engaged in the 1940s and '50s. Although women in these decades are often depicted as being trapped in the suburbs, they joined diverse political parties, including the CCF, Social Credit, and the Communist Party of Canada. Thorn argues, controversially, that while women on the "left" and "right" had different goals, their activism continued to be informed by maternalism. They used their roles as wives and mothers to influence their parties' positions and to break down barriers. Along the way, they laid the foundations for the 1960s feminist movement.

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