{"product_id":"an-unrecognized-contribution-9781459750029","title":"An Unrecognized Contribution","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA treasure trove of incredible lives lived.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e RICK MERCER, comedian and author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMuir sets out to restore the faces of women who worked and struggled in nineteenth-century Toronto. A fascinating read.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e WARREN CLEMENTS, author and publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmphasizes the enormously influential role women had in laying the groundwork for life in the city today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e DR. ROSE A. DYSON, author of Mind Abuse: Media Violence and Its Threat to Democracy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWomen in nineteenth-century Toronto were integral to the life of the growing city. They contributed to the city's commerce and were owners of stores, factories, brickyards, market gardens, hotels, and taverns; as musicians, painters, and writers, they were a large part of the city's cultural life; and as nurses, doctors, religious workers, and activists, they strengthened the city's safety net for those who were most in need.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir stories are told in this wide-rang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Unrecognized Contribution\u003c\/i\u003e is a treasure trove of incredible lives lived. Elizabeth Gillan Muir introduces us to an endless cast of women whose lives were marked by incredible bravery, innovation, and achievement against all odds. In these pages lie a hundred movies waiting to be made. * Rick Mercer, author of Talking to Canadians *\u003cbr\u003eA useful chronicle to anyone who wishes to explore the early underpinnings to the growth and prosperity of the City of Toronto. It provides a uniquely original resource that uncovers the vital contributions made by women in the establishment of many institutions we now value and consider essential to our daily lives. * Rose A. Dyson, author of Mind Abuse: Media Violence and Its Threat to Democracy *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Toronto: A “New World” City 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 Women in Nineteenth-Century Toronto: Their Work and Station 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 Early Settlers 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 Adventurers 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5 The De Grassi Girls and Other Spies 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6 Women and Religion 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7 Proprietors of Boarding Houses, Taverns, and Hotels 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8 Visual, Literary, and Performing Artists 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9 Professionals 153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10 Reforming Philanthropists 179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11 Epilogue 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements 195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: Selected Toronto and Area Streets Commemorating or Connected to Nineteenth-Century Women 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: Historical Plaques in Toronto and Area Commemorating or Connected to Nineteenth-Century Women 205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes 211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography 225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImage Credits 237\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex 239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author 257\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Group Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885723234647,"sku":"9781459750029","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-unrecognized-contribution-9781459750029","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}