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Ranching Women in Southern Alberta

What seemed like a golden opportunity for ranchers in the 1880s soured when the chinook winds failed to arrive in the winters of 1886–87 and 1906–7.


Canada's Great Women

In a perfect world, the thirty women on this list would be household names. But for too long history textbooks have focused on great men, to the exclusion of all others.


36 More Great Women

In a perfect world, the thirty-six women on this list would be household names. But for too long history textbooks have focused on great men, to the exclusion of all others.


Jean Barman - Researching the lives of women

In this presentation, Professor Jean Barman discusses her life’s work of researching women’s stories.


Women Who Woke Up the Law

Book review: The book reads like a novel but with real-life characters destined to play starring roles in Canada’s legal struggles for equality, whether they wanted to be in those positions or not.

Teaching Women’s History in the Classroom

Watch now: in this webinar Rachel discusses her experiences with and approaches to teaching women’s history in the classroom. 


Canadian Women Who Made a Difference

In this lesson, students will be introduced to the important role women had in Canadian society.


Women in a Second World War Prison

How a Canadian woman raised the morale of fellow civilian prisoners in a Japanese Second World War internment camp.


Canada’s Great Women for teachers and students

Have students decide who they would place on their list of Great Canadian Women.


How Community Influences Women's History in the Classroom

Watch now: in this webinar Dr. Rose Fine-Meyer discusses how communities and classrooms are connected.