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Book SynopsisThrough a study of the British Empire's largest women's patriotic organization, formed in 1900, this book examines the relationship between female imperialism and national identity. It sheds light on women's involvement in imperialism, and on the history of 'conservative' women's organizations.
Trade ReviewThis book is a timely and meticulously researched study of a one formidable organization of women, the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire. This is a valuable study that opens fresh perspectives on 'womens's work' as well as on the formation of national identity. -- .
Table of ContentsList of figures and tables Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Genealogy of an imperial and nationalistic Order 2. Female imperialism at the periphery: organizing principles, 1900-1919 3. Women, race and assimilation: the canadianizing twenties 4. Exhibiting Canada: empire, migration and the 1928 English schoolgirl tour 5. Britishness and Canadian nationalism: Daughters of the Empire, mothers in their own homes, 1929-1945 6. "Other than Stone and Mortar": war memorials, memory, and imperial knowledge 7. Conservative women and democracy: defending Cold War Canada 8. Modernizing the North: women, internal colonisation and indigenous peoples Conclusion Note on sources Notes Bibliography
