6 The Might of a Good Strong Hand

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures and Tables ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. Fruitful Land, Happy Homes, Manly Titans 16
8. They Know No Better 44
9. The Most Public of Private Women 78
10. The Farmer, the Pioneer Woman, and the Hired Hand 115
11. For Family, Nation, and Empire 142
12. The Might of a Good Strong Hand 174
13. She Is to Be Pitied, Not Punished 201
14. Conclusion 229
15. Notes 239
16. Bibliography 292
17. Index 321
18. Publications of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History 338
19. Law and Society 343