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Porter, Dianne
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Feminism -- Prince Edward Island -- History.
Women's rights -- Prince Edward Island -- History.
Equality -- Prince Edward Island -- History.
Feminists -- Prince Edward Island -- History.
Women -- Prince Edward Island -- History.
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Porter, Dianne
Feminism -- Prince Edward Island -- History.
Women's rights -- Prince Edward Island -- History.
Equality -- Prince Edward Island -- History.
Feminists -- Prince Edward Island -- History.
Women -- Prince Edward Island -- History.
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Unhistoric acts : inside the women's movement on
Prince
Edward
Island
/ Dianne Porter.
by
Porter, Dianne
Pownal Street Press, 2023
Call #:
305.4209717 P844u
Subjects
Feminism
--
Prince
Edward
Island
--
History
.
Women's rights
--
Prince
Edward
Island
--
History
.
Equality
--
Prince
Edward
Island
--
History
.
Feminists
--
Prince
Edward
Island
--
History
.
Women
--
Prince
Edward
Island
--
History
.
ISBN:
9781778124570 (trade pbk)
Description:
122 p. : ill. (b&w) ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
"The title, Unhistoric Acts, is inspired by the work of unheralded women in the 18th-century novel Middlemarch by George Elliot. Unhistoric Acts is a first hand account by long time advocate for the women's movement Dianne Porter. Women's equality in
Prince
Edward
Island
took time and tireless effort by numerous unsung heroes. Working together as a force for change, Porter honours the 'unsung heroes' of the movement with profiles of front-liners in the fields of early childhood education, politics and social services, which collectively were able to transform the landscape. This social
history
takes the reader on a journey of progression in politics and social reform. As an advocate for change and a political advisor in the 1980s, Porter brings us behind-the-scenes to the conversations that finally put women's equality on
Prince
Edward
Island
on the table
--
women in the workforce, child care, and setting up basic minimum standards.This book will serve as an important historical document and primary source in the field of women's studies."--Publisher.
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