A biography of Mary Ellen Spear Smith, the British Empire's first female cabinet member.
Mary Ellen Spear Smith (1863-1933), the first female cabinet minister in the British Empire, left a significant and complex legacy. A miner's daughter, Smith pioneered the women's suffrage movement in Canada and campaigned on behalf of a nascent labor movement in parliament, even as she embraced the white supremacy and bourgeois ideals of the Empire. Through the story of this intrepid politician, A Liberal-Labour Lady captures the uneven struggle for justice in turn-of-the-century Canada.
| ISBN: | 9780774867245 |
| Publication date: | 15th November 2021 |
| Author: | Veronica StrongBoag |
| Publisher: | UBCPress an imprint of University of British Columbia Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 264 pages |
| Genres: |
Gender studies: women and girls Politics and government |
A biography of Mary Ellen Spear Smith, the British Empire's first female cabinet member.
Mary Ellen Spear Smith (1863-1933), the first female cabinet minister in the British Empire, left a significant and complex legacy. A miner's daughter, Smith pioneered the women's suffrage movement in Canada and campaigned on behalf of a nascent labor movement in parliament, even as she embraced the white supremacy and bourgeois ideals of the Empire. Through the story of this intrepid politician, A Liberal-Labour Lady captures the uneven struggle for justice in turn-of-the-century Canada.
A Liberal-Labour Lady features in the following genres: Gender studies: women and girls, Politics and government
A Liberal-Labour Lady is available in Hardback
A Liberal-Labour Lady was written by Veronica StrongBoag and published by UBCPress an imprint of University of British Columbia Press
A Liberal-Labour Lady has 264 pages