The Last Suffragist Standing
The Life and Times of Laura Marshall Jamieson
Published on 8. March 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
284 pages
978-0-7748-3869-6 (ISBN)
Description
The Last Suffragist Standing is an unprecedented study of a pioneering Canadian suffragist and politician, a New Woman who tested Canadian democracy.
A rich product of archival and public sources, this biography of Laura Marshall Jamieson (1882-1964) opens a window onto the political and social landscape of the time. Veronica Strong-Boag chronicles Jamieson's life from orphaned child of marginal Ontario farmers to member of British Columbia's Legislative Assembly and Vancouver city councillor. The last suffragist in Canada to be elected to a provincial or federal legislature, Jamieson embraced issues such as factory labour conditions, minimum wage, feminist pacifism, housing, municipal franchise, employment equality, and internationalism throughout six decades of activism.
Strong-Boag's meticulous research and deep knowledge of the history of the women's movement and Canadian politics turn this compelling account of a woman's life into an illuminating work on the history of feminism, socialism, internationalism, and activism in Canada.
A rich product of archival and public sources, this biography of Laura Marshall Jamieson (1882-1964) opens a window onto the political and social landscape of the time. Veronica Strong-Boag chronicles Jamieson's life from orphaned child of marginal Ontario farmers to member of British Columbia's Legislative Assembly and Vancouver city councillor. The last suffragist in Canada to be elected to a provincial or federal legislature, Jamieson embraced issues such as factory labour conditions, minimum wage, feminist pacifism, housing, municipal franchise, employment equality, and internationalism throughout six decades of activism.
Strong-Boag's meticulous research and deep knowledge of the history of the women's movement and Canadian politics turn this compelling account of a woman's life into an illuminating work on the history of feminism, socialism, internationalism, and activism in Canada.
Reviews / Votes
Strong-Boag's account of Jamieson's life deepens the appreciation of the ending of one phase of feminist activism and the passing of the torch to successor generations. - Jane Arscott, Athabasca University (Histoire Sociale) [The Last Suffragist Standing] makes a valuable contribution to the wider historiography of women's political activities in Canada and to British Columbia politics in general. Jamieson would undoubtedly be pleased with this study of her life and times. - Patricia Roy, author and professor emeritus of History at the University of Victoria (The Ormsby Review)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Vancouver
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
14 b&w photos, 1 map
Dimensions
Height: 153 mm
Width: 228 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
428 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7748-3869-6 (9780774838696)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Veronica Strong-Boag is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, professor emerita in social justice and educational studies at UBC, and adjunct professor in history and gender studies at the University of Victoria. She has received numerous prizes for her work, including the Tyrrell Medal in Canadian History, the Macdonald Prize in Canadian History, the Canada Prize in the Social Sciences, and a Senior Killam Fellowship. She is the general editor of the UBC Press series Women's Suffrage and the Struggle for Democracy, the director of the pro-democracy website womensuffrage.org, and a member of the editorial board of Voices-Voix.
Content
Introduction
1 The Girl from the Saugeen Peninsula, 1882-1911
2 The New Woman as Wife, Suffragist, and Activist, 1911-18
3 Still Bettering the World, 1918-26
4 Widowed Judge and Progressive Activist, 1927-39
5 The Challenge of Electoral Politics, 1927-39
6 Suffragist in the BC Legislature, 1939-41
7 Legislative Veteran, 1941-45
8 Taking on Post-war Misogyny and Vancouver Politics, 1945-64
9 Faithful Social Democrat, 1945-64
Conclusion
Postscript from Four Granddaughters / Dorothy O'Connell, Anne Jamieson, Karen Jamieson, and Marion-Lea Jamieson
Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
1 The Girl from the Saugeen Peninsula, 1882-1911
2 The New Woman as Wife, Suffragist, and Activist, 1911-18
3 Still Bettering the World, 1918-26
4 Widowed Judge and Progressive Activist, 1927-39
5 The Challenge of Electoral Politics, 1927-39
6 Suffragist in the BC Legislature, 1939-41
7 Legislative Veteran, 1941-45
8 Taking on Post-war Misogyny and Vancouver Politics, 1945-64
9 Faithful Social Democrat, 1945-64
Conclusion
Postscript from Four Granddaughters / Dorothy O'Connell, Anne Jamieson, Karen Jamieson, and Marion-Lea Jamieson
Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index