From Suffragette to Homesteader
Exploring British and Canadian Colonial Histories and Women’s Politics through Memoir
by Emily van der Meuilen, ed.
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Pub Date Sep 03 2018 | Archive Date Dec 31 2018
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Description
In 1952, Ethel Marie Sentance wrote a memoir for her husband, Clarence. She gave it to him as a present for their fortieth wedding anniversary on August 19th of that year. The memoir begins in 1883 and details Ethel’s compelling story. Living in a small English village, Ethel became a suffragette in her early twenties after being frustrated with women’s inequality and lack of enfranchisement. She participated in meetings and rallies, sold suffrage newspapers and was eventually jailed for breaking a window at a protest. In 1912, she married and relocated to the Saskatchewan prairies to become a homesteader and settler. Ethel’s first-person account of her bisected life opens an extraordinary window into women’s history, activism and experiences in early twentieth-century England and Canada.
Surrounding Ethel’s memoir are chapters written by leading scholars of women’s history that provide further analysis and context, exploring topics within and beyond those written about by Ethel. In this way, From Suffragette to Homesteader is a unique story of social justice advocacy, women’s and feminist histories, struggles for gender equality, and the farmworker and homesteader experience, while also being a story of the British Empire, race and class, colonialism and imperialism, and Indigenous/settler relations.
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| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781773631264 |
| PRICE | $20.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 128 |
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Featured Reviews
Silvia P, Reviewer
I especially liked the first part regarding the memoir or the author's great-grandmother. So simple yet so revealing of suffragettes' life at the debut of the century and of life in Canada (I never knew they were so open minded about education in the early 1900s). The photos were just as fascinating. As for the essays, some of the information was new to me. I'd recommend this book to anyone who believes voting is as natural as having tap water.
Carolyn M, Reviewer
An insightful and analytical collection of essays peppered with historical data that offered a revealing look into the history of one suffragette, who then went on to tackle life as a homesteader. Entertaining and educational, this is a book for anyone interested in the history of the political fight for women's rights.
Michelle K, Reviewer
From Suffragette to Homesteader Exploring British and Canadian Colonial Histories and Women’s Politics through Memoir by Emily van der Meuilen, ed. Fernwood Publishing Biographies & Memoirs , History Pub Date 03 Sep 2018 I am reviewing a copy of From Suffragette to Homesteader through Fernwood Publishing and Netgalley: Ethel Marie Sentance wrote a memoir for her husband Clarence in 1952. It was given to him for a present on their fortieth wedding anniversary on August.19th of that year. The memoir began in 1883 and details Ethel’s compelling story. When she was in her early twenties Ethel became a suffrage the, because she became frustrated with the inequality women faced. Ethel participated in rallies, sold Suffragette papers, took part in meetings. In 1912 she married and relocated to the parties of Saskatchewan in order to become a homesteader. I give From Suffragette to Homesteader five out of five stars!
Janine B, Librarian
This is a story of Ethel and her early years as a suffragette and her participation in protests, rallies, hunger strikes, and arrests. Then how she eventually married and left England to build a home with her husband in Canada, which was a sharp change from her previous life and presented tough new challenges. Great photographs are included which makes the story more interesting. What a great family history to have.
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