An Unrecognized Contribution
Women and Their Work in 19th-Century Toronto
- 272 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
A treasure trove of incredible lives lived.
— RICK MERCER, comedian and author Muir sets out to restore the faces of women who worked and struggled in nineteenth-century Toronto. A fascinating read.
— WARREN CLEMENTS, author and publisher Emphasizes the enormously influential role women had in laying the groundwork for life in the city today.
— DR. ROSE A. DYSON, author of Mind Abuse: Media Violence and Its Threat to Democracy Women in nineteenth-century Toronto were integral to the life of the growing city. They contributed to the city's commerce and were owners of stores, factories, brickyards, market gardens, hotels, and taverns; as musicians, painters, and writers, they were a large part of the city's cultural life; and as nurses, doctors, religious workers, and activists, they strengthened the city's safety net for those who were most in need. Their stories are told in this wide-ranging collection of biographies, the result of Muir's research on early street directories and city histories, personal diaries, and other historical works. Muir references over four hundred women, many of whom are discussed in detail, and describes the work they undertook during a period of great change for Toronto.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- 1 Toronto: a “new world” city
- 2 Women in nineteenth-century toronto: their work and station
- 3 Early settlers
- 4 Adventurers
- 5 The de grassi girls and other spies
- 6 Women and religion
- 7 Proprietors of boarding houses, taverns, and hotels
- 8 Visual, literary, and performing artists
- 9 Professionals
- 10 Reforming philanthropists
- 11 Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- Appendix A: Selected toronto and area streets commemorating or connected to nineteenth-century women
- Appendix B: Historical plaques in toronto and area commemorating or connected to nineteenth-century women
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Image credits
- Index
- About the author