Looking back
Subtitle: Canadian women's prairie memoirs and intersections of culture, history, and identity
By: S. Leigh Matthews
Series: The West series -- 1; West series (Calgary, Alta.) -- 1.
Publisher: University of Calgary Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Calgary
Language: eng
Number of pages: 418
ISBN-13: 9781552380963
Subjects: Women pioneers in literature; Agriculture in literature; Frontier and pioneer life; Agriculture dans la littérature; Pionnières dans la littérature; Biographies; Conditions sociales; Biography; Social conditions; Women pioneers; Pionnières; Vie des pionniers
Description: When we think about women settlers on the Prairies, our notions tend to veer between the nostalgic image of the 'cheerful helpmate' and the grim deprivation of the 'reluctant immigrant'. This title shows how a critical approach to the life-writing of individual prairie women can broaden and deepen our understanding of the settlement era.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-409) and index.