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Book SynopsisI wish to keep a record is the first book to focus exclusively on the life-course experiences of nineteenth-century New Brunswick women. Gail G. Campbell offers an interpretive scholarly analysis of 28 women's diaries while enticing readers to listen to the voices of the diarists.
Trade Review‘This is a volume that is a must read for those who are engaged in the history of New Brunswick and for those who themselves are trying to tease out the stories of women in the nineteenth- century settler world of North America.’ -- Jane Errington * Acadiensis, August 2017 *
"These diaries present an engaging sense of history from below, as lived and felt by its participants…Consistently well documented, this study nicely positions the lives of these New Brunswick women within the larger context of nineteenth-century women’s history." -- Carole Gerson * The Canadian Historical Review Vol 99:2: June 2018 *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface List of Diarists Introduction Chapter 1: The Diarists Chapter 2: Reading 19th Century Diaries: the Historian's Perspective Chapter 3: The Life Course in Demographic Context: Women's Experience Chapter 4: Three Generations: Women of their Time and Place Chapter 5: From Innocent Flirtation to Formal Courtship Chapter 6: The World of the Family Chapter 7: Households of Independent Women Chapter 8: Sociability and Social Networks Chapter 9: Schooling and Scholars Chapter 10: A Sustaining Faith Chapter 11: Work in the Home Chapter 12: Beyond the Bounds of Family: Paid Work Chapter 13: Politics and Social Reform Chapter 14: A Cosmopolitan Outlook Chapter 15: In the Midst of Life Conclusion Afterword Appendix Bibliography
