| A Liberal-Labour Lady: The Times and Life of Mary Ellen Spear Smith Contributor(s): Strong-Boag, Veronica (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774867248 ISBN-13: 9780774867245 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $89.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Women In Politics - Political Science | World - Canadian - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2021386752 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 9" (0.75 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A biography of Mary Ellen Spear Smith, the British Empire's first female cabinet member. Mary Ellen Spear Smith (1863-1933), the first female cabinet minister in the British Empire, left a significant and complex legacy. A miner's daughter, Smith pioneered the women's suffrage movement in Canada and campaigned on behalf of a nascent labor movement in parliament, even as she embraced the white supremacy and bourgeois ideals of the Empire. Through the story of this intrepid politician, A Liberal-Labour Lady captures the uneven struggle for justice in turn-of-the-century Canada. |