An Unrecognized Contribution
Women and Their Work in 19th-Century Toronto
Published on 18. October 2022
272 pages
978-1-4597-5004-3 (ISBN)
Description
- Stories of women who shaped the early settlement of Toronto
- Never-before-told stories gathered from primary source research including diaries, poems, street directories, and early city histories
- Over 350 women are covered in this lively history of early Toronto
- Author is a historian of women in Canada; she has taught women's studies, Canadian studies, and history
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12/2022
Dundurn Group Ltd
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Elizabeth Gillan Muir has taught Canadian history at the University of Waterloo and Emmanuel College at the University of Toronto. She has written extensively about women in Upper Canada and the role of women in the Christian Church. Elizabeth holds degrees from Queen's University, the Harvard Business School, and a Ph.D. from McGill University. She lives in Toronto.
Content
Contents
Preface 1
1 Toronto: A "New World" City 3
2 Women in Nineteenth-Century Toronto: Their Work and Station 9
3 Early Settlers 27
4 Adventurers 53
5 The De Grassi Girls and Other Spies 65
6 Women and Religion 73
7 Proprietors of Boarding Houses, Taverns, and Hotels 107
8 Visual, Literary, and Performing Artists 117
9 Professionals 153
10 Reforming Philanthropists 179
11 Epilogue 191
Acknowledgements 195
Appendix A: Selected Toronto and Area Streets Commemorating or Connected to Nineteenth-Century Women 199
Appendix B: Historical Plaques in Toronto and Area Commemorating or Connected to Nineteenth-Century Women 205
Notes 211
Bibliography 225
Image Credits 237
Index 239
About the Author 257
