(5 📚for $25) Runaway Wives & Rogue Feminists

Description Runaway Wives and Rogue Feminists gives voice to the tenacious and until now, unrecognized women who saved thousands of lives. Goodhand also gives insight and context to Canada?s often uncomfortable relationship with feminism and our attitudes toward violence against women. Runaway Wives and Rogue Feminists is a must read for feminists, academics and anyone interested in women?s contributions to Canadian history.? As they lobbied for funding, scrounged for furniture and fended off outraged husbands, these women marked a defining moment in Canadian history, triggering monumental changes in government, schools, courts and law enforcement. But was it enough to stop the cycle of violence? Forty years later, these pioneers describe how and why Canada has lost its ground in the battle for women?s rights. Read less Product information Publisher ‎Fernwood Publishing (Sept. 1 2017) Language ‎English Paperback ‎168 pages ISBN-10 ‎1552669998 ISBN-13 ‎978-1552669990 Item weight ‎510 g Dimensions ‎15.24 x 1.27 x 22.86 cm UNSPSC-Code ‎55101500