Description
Book SynopsisThe Last Suffragist Standing is an unprecedented study of a pioneering Canadian suffragist and politician and an illuminating work on the history of feminism, socialism, internationalism, and activism in Canada.
Trade ReviewStrong-Boag's account of Jamieson's life deepens the appreciation of the ending of one phase of feminist activism and the passing of the torch to successor generations. -- Jane Arscott, Athabasca University * Histoire Sociale *
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The Last Suffragist Standing]
makes a valuable contribution to the wider historiography of women’s political activities in Canada and to British Columbia politics in general. Jamieson would undoubtedly be pleased with this study of her life and times. -- Patricia Roy, author and professor emeritus of History at the University of Victoria * The Ormsby Review *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
1 The Girl from the Saugeen Peninsula, 1882–1911
2 The New Woman as Wife, Suffragist, and Activist, 1911–18
3 Still Bettering the World, 1918–26
4 Widowed Judge and Progressive Activist, 1927–39
5 The Challenge of Electoral Politics, 1927–39
6 Suffragist in the BC Legislature, 1939–41
7 Legislative Veteran, 1941–45
8 Taking on Post-war Misogyny and Vancouver Politics, 1945–64
9 Faithful Social Democrat, 1945–64
Conclusion
Postscript from Four Granddaughters / Dorothy O’Connell, Anne Jamieson, Karen Jamieson, and Marion-Lea Jamieson
Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
