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The Feminine Gaze [electronic resource]

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Many Canadian women fiction writers have become justifiably famous. But what about women who have written non-fiction? When Anne Innis Dagg set out on a personal quest to make such non-fiction authors better known, she expected to find just a few dozen. To her delight, she unearthed 473 writers who have produced over 674 books. These women describe not only their country and its inhabitants, but a remarkable variety of other subjects: from the story of transportation to the legacy of Canadian missionary activity around the world. While most of the writers lived in what is

Title The Feminine Gaze [electronic resource] : A Canadian Compendium of Non-Fiction Women Authors and Their Books, 1836-1945 / [edited by]Anne Innis Dagg.
Publisher Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Creation Date c2001
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-335) and index.
English
Content Contents
Foreword
Introduction
The Feminine Gaze
Appendix A: Authors Who Received Honorary Degrees from Canadian Universities
Appendix B: Authors Who Were Scholars and Medical Workers
Appendix C: Publishing and Support of Authors
General Bibliography
Index
Extent 1 online resource (355 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010704224205171
MARC RECORDS
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