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Pick One Intelligent Girl
Employability, Domesticity and the Gendering of Canada's Welfare State, 1939-1947
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English
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2007
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This engaging study not only adds to the debates about the gendered origins of Canada's welfare state, it also makes an important contribution to Canadian social history, labour and gender studies, sociology, and political science.
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Stephen Jennifer Anne :
Jennifer A. Stephen is an assistant professor in the Department of History at York University.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction
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1. ‘I Want You to Pick One Intelligent Girl’: Mobilizing Canada’s Womanpower
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2. The National Selective Service Women’s Division and the Management of Women War Workers
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3. The Psychologist at War: Assessing and Recruiting for the Canadian Women’s Army Corps
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4. Preparing for the Peace: The Demobilization of Women Workers
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5. ‘An Aptitude Test Is in Your Best Interest’: Canada’s Employment Charter for Women Veterans
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6. The Return to Domesticity: Canada’s Womanhood in Training
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Conclusion
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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STUDIES IN GENDER AND HISTORY
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December 31, 2007
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9781442685659
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College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
