A Great Rural Sisterhood - Madge Robertson Watt and the ACWW

Informationen zum Autor By Linda M. Ambrose Klappentext In A Great Rural Sisterhood, Linda M. Ambrose uses a wealth of archival materials from both sides of the Atlantic to tell the story of Watt’s remarkable life and the creation of the Associated Country Women of the World. Zusammenfassung In A Great Rural Sisterhood, Linda M. Ambrose uses a wealth of archival materials from both sides of the Atlantic to tell the story of Watt’s remarkable life and the creation of the Associated Country Women of the World. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Framing the Life of Madge Robertson Watt 1. Formative Years: Family Influences and University Life 2. Scripting the New Woman: Writer and Editor 3. Playing Multiple Parts: Family, Society and Sorrow 4. Role Reversal: From Colonial Widow to Imperial War Hero 5. On the World Stage: Forging International Networks 6. Sidelined by War: Waning Influence, Denial, and Death 7. Conclusion: Interpreting the Significance of Madge Watt

Product details

• Authors: Linda M Ambrose, Linda M. Ambrose
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.02.2015
• EAN: 9781442615793
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-1579-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Kanada, Biografien: historisch, politisch, militärisch