The Feminine Gaze
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The Feminine Gaze

A Canadian Compendium of Non-Fiction Women Authors and Their Books, 1836-1945

  1. 354 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Feminine Gaze

A Canadian Compendium of Non-Fiction Women Authors and Their Books, 1836-1945

About this book

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 now Canada, other authors were British or American travellers who visited Canada throughout the years and reported on what they found here.

This compendium has brief biographies of all these women, short descriptions of their books, and a comprehensive index of their books' subject matters.

The Feminine Gaze: A Canadian Compendium of Non-Fiction Women Authors and Their Books, 1836-1945 will be an invaluable research tool for women's studies and for all who wish to supplement the male gaze on Canada's past.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword
  3. Introduction
  4. The Feminine Gaze
  5. Appendix A: Authors Who Received Honorary Degrees from Canadian Universities
  6. Appendix B: Authors Who Were Scholars and Medical Workers
  7. Appendix C: Publishing and Support of Authors
  8. General Bibliography
  9. Index