WWW Virtual Library Women's History: Canada

WWW Virtual Library
Women's History

Civilization.ca - Online resources for Canadian heritage - Canadian history: Women's History A link collection.
heroines.ca, women in Canadian history An educational site about Canadian women.
Women's Exhibition - Celebrating Women's Achievements A collection of short biographies of women in Canadian history, from the National Library of Canada. The site is divided into the following subjects: science, sport, activism, the book trade, politics, librarianship & bibliography, and society, music & literature; with some bibliographical information.

Archives and Libraries

Canadian Women Artists History Initiative The CWAHI aims to bring scholars together to research art made by women in Canada prior to 1967. The website provides information about CWAHI activities and conferences, their Documentation Centre, links to the Historical Canadian Women Artists Bio-bibliographic Database and other resources.
Canadian Women's Movement Archives CWMA This collection documents the post-1960 Canadian women's movement. It focuses on non-governmental organizations working for the improvement of the political, social and economic conditions of Canadian women with a particular interest in small grass-root groups and events.

Museums

Canadian Nursing History Collection A repository of artifacts and documents held by the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Canadian War Museum and the Library and Archives Canada. The website focusses on the artifacts at the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum. See also: Symbol of a Profession: One Hundred Years of Nurses' Caps

Associations and Societies

Canadian Association for the History of Nursing / l'Association canadienne pour l'histoire du nursing (CAHN/ACHN) General information, newsletter, a Guide to Canadian Nursing Archival Resources
Canadian Association for Women and Public History (CAWPH) L’association canadienne de l’histoire publique des femmes (ACHPF)
Canadian Committee on the History of Sexuality Website of the Canadian Committee on the History of Sexuality, an official subcommittee of the Canadian Historical Association. The site includes a newsletter, calls for papers, bibliographies, course materials, and links.
Canadian Committee on Women's History CCWH = CCHF Comité canadien de l'histoire des femmes The Canadian Committee on Women's History is affiliated with the Canadian Historical Association. General information, newsletter.
Canadian Women Artists History Initiative The CWAHI aims to bring scholars together to research art made by women in Canada prior to 1967. The website provides information about CWAHI activities and conferences, their Documentation Centre, links to the Historical Canadian Women Artists Bio-bibliographic Database and other resources.
Canadian Women's Studies Association /L'association canadienne des études sur les femmes General information.
Ontario Women's History Network A not-for-profit organization affiliated with the Ontario Historical Society. The aim of the Network is to encourage the preservation, production, and dissemination of women's history in Ontario, with a special emphasis on the teaching and study of that history.
Women's History Network of British Columbia Information about the Network's activities, links to sites about women's history & heritage sites in British Columbia, information about upcoming women's history events & activities in British Columbia, book reviews, and research queries.

Chronological

Filles du Roi These young women of marriageable age and capable of bearing children who settled in New France after the founding of Québec, in 1608, and of Montréal, in 1642, are so called because their transportation and settlement expenses, as well as the dowry for some of them, were assumed by the royal treasury; from the Virtual Museum of New France website.

Special Topics

Canadian Association for the History of Nursing / l'Association canadienne pour l'histoire du nursing (CAHN/ACHN) General information, newsletter, a Guide to Canadian Nursing Archival Resources
Canadian Committee on the History of Sexuality Website of the Canadian Committee on the History of Sexuality, an official subcommittee of the Canadian Historical Association. The site includes a newsletter, calls for papers, bibliographies, course materials, and links.
Canadian Nursing History Collection A repository of artifacts and documents held by the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Canadian War Museum and the Library and Archives Canada. The website focusses on the artifacts at the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum. See also: Symbol of a Profession: One Hundred Years of Nurses' Caps
Canadian War Brides Website Statistical data from the Canadian Department of National Defense and stories of the romances that led to 48,000 marriages between Canadian servicemen and their British and European brides from 1940 to 1947. You can download The War Brides of New Brunswick by Melynda Jarratt
Canadian Women Artists History Initiative The CWAHI aims to bring scholars together to research art made by women in Canada prior to 1967. The website provides information about CWAHI activities and conferences, their Documentation Centre, links to the Historical Canadian Women Artists Bio-bibliographic Database and other resources.
Emily Carr (1871-1945) Web site devoted to the life and works of Canadian artist Emily Carr; from the Vancouver Art Gallery. It uses the Macromedia Flash Player, but An alternative non-Flash, non-Javascript version is also available.
Filles du Roi These young women of marriageable age and capable of bearing children who settled in New France after the founding of Québec, in 1608, and of Montréal, in 1642, are so called because their transportation and settlement expenses, as well as the dowry for some of them, were assumed by the royal treasury; from the Virtual Museum of New France website.
The Herstory Exhibition: Celebrating 20 Years Pages of Herstory: The Canadian Women's Calender from 1974-1995. By the Saskatoon Women's Calender Collective.
Women's History: Irish Canadian Connections WHICC Discussion list archives.
Women: Irish/Canadian connections - a bibliography Compiled by Helen Fallon, Deputy Librarian, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Ireland.

Discussion Lists

Women's History: Irish Canadian Connections WHICC Discussion list archives.

Journals

Reference

Canadian Women's Studies Association /L'association canadienne des études sur les femmes General information.

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Last updated 11 February 2013