1. The Tapestry of Women's Lives:Culture and the Logic of OppressionThe Cat's Cradle of Women's ExperienceInvitation to the Journey 2. Clan Mothers and Sky Walkers;Iroquois Women of the Six Nations, Ohsweken, Ontario:Out of TraditionThe Turning Point: The American RevolutionInto the Twentieth CenturyLove, Marriage, and Divorce: The Legacy of the Indian ActChallenges Confronting WomenToward the Twenty-First Century 3. Manly-Hearted Women;The Blood Women of Standoff, AlbertaOut of TraditionThe Turning Point: Mother Earth Wrong Side UpInto the Twentieth CenturyLove, Marriage, and Divorce: The Woman's ResponsibilityChallenges Confronting WomenToward the the Twenty-First Century 4. Daughters of Sedna;Inuit Women of Pangnirtung, Baffin Island, Northwest TerritoriesOut of TraditionThe Turning Point: Leaving the LandInto the Twentieth CenturyLove, Marriage, and Divorce: From Arrangement to ChoiceChallenges Confronting WomenToward the Twenty-First Century 5. Standing Alone, Together;Jamaican Women of Toronto:Out of TraditionThe Turning Point: Coming to a Cold CountryInto the Twentieth CenturyLove, Marriage and Divorce: Marriage Is for LifeChallenges Confronting WomenToward the Twenty-First Century 6. God, Man, and the Godly Woman; Mennonite Women of Elmira and St. Jacobs, Ontario:Out of TraditionThe Turning Point: The Baptismal CommitmentInto the Twentieth CenturyLove, Marriage and Divorce: Marriage is for LifeChallenges Confronting WomenToward the Twent-First Century 7. Walking the Tightrope; Chinese Women of Vancouver, British Colombia:Out of TraditionThe Turning Point: Passage to CanadaInto the Twentieth CenturyLove, Marriage and Divorce: Commitment from Day OneChallenges Confronting WomenToward the Twenty-First Century 8. Three Corners of the House; Ukranian Women of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan:Out of TraditionInto the Twentieth CenturyLove, Marriage, and Divorce: A Joining of FriAndsChallenges Confronting WomenToward the Twenty-First Century 9. Common Pain; Burdens Women Share:Sources of Confusion and Oppression 10. Uncommon Strength; Women's Empowerment:Searching for Identity in a Changing WorldPatterns of Strength and WisdomThe Interplay of Domestic and Public RolesBalancing Power Between Women and MenTransforming Community and Society 11. Diversity and the Future of the Women's Movement:Harnessing Diversity: Strategies for Collective Empowerment AppAndix A: Basic Assumptions about the Oppression of Women AppAndix B: Guideline for Interviews AppAndix C: Informed Consent Agreement AppAndix D: Sample Letter to Community AppAndix E: Notes on the Interviewing Process AppAndix F: The Research Process.