Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume XII: New Essays in Women's History

"This is an excellent collection of essays that offers important new insights into the many complex relationships between women and law and the crucial ways in which law has affected the experiences of women throughout Canadian history. The chapters dive into the details of law but they don’t lose sight of its real-world impacts and they compellingly highlight the lives of women who contested legal rules in big ways and small."

Bradley Miller, Associate Professor of History, University of British Columbia

"Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume XII is an original and refreshing – and long overdue – collection of essays by established and young historians telling new stories of Canadian women’s legal history. From fearless feminist trade unionists to ordinary women struggling against forms of discrimination so systemic as to seem natural and invisible, this collection represents the best of Canadian legal history – important stories of injustice andstruggles for justice, innovative research, and beautiful writing.."

Shelley A.M. Gavigan, Professor Emerita and Senior Scholar, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

"Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume XII is an exceptional addition to the Essays in the History of Canadian Law series. Using carefully researched case studies, the authors, who include Canada’s leading historians of women and the law, shed much light on the gendered operation of the law and the oppressive nature of the legal system. The essays are both a culmination of decades of research and an invitation for the next generation of scholars to pursue important work on the history of women and the law."

R. Blake Brown, Professor and Chair in the Department of History, Saint Mary’s University