Women at Work

Women a t Work: O n t a r i o , 1850-1930 r e p r e s e n t s a landmark i n Canadian p u b l i s h i n g h i s t o r y . I t i s a t r i b u t e t o i t s a u t h o r s and t o the Canadian Women's E d u c a t i o n a l P r e s s which s u p e r v i s e d i t s p u b l i c a t i o n . But i t i s more than t h a t . I t i s a monument t o t h a t h a l f o f o u r p o p u l a t i o n whose h i s t o r y h i t h e r t o has been r e l e g a t e d t o an o c c a s i o n a l f o o t note o r t o vague and u n s a t i s f a c t o r y s o c i a l h i s t o r i e s . A f t e r the appearance o f Women at Work, no Canadian h i s t o r y worthy o f the name s h o u l d be a b l e t o d i s m i s s t h e r o l e of women's work and o p p r e s s i o n i n our n a t i o n a l development.