Publications

Elizabeth Kirkland and Mary Anne Poutanen published in Women’s History Review

Elizabeth Kirkland (Dawson College) and Mary Anne Poutanen (McGill University) co-authored an article titled “Unwed, pregnant, and on-the-move: domestic workers in turn-of-the-century Montreal” published in the recent issue of the Women’s History Review. The article explores the lives of Clara, Mary, and Florence, three British migrant women whose trajectories are linked by their out-of-wedlock pregnancies […]

Samia Dumais and Magda Fahrni published in the Canadian Historical Review

Samia Dumais (Concordia University) and Magda Fahrni (Université du Québec à Montréal) contributed to the forum surrounding historian Joy Parr’s book, The Gender of Breadwinners, published in the Canadian Historical Review. Alongside Nancy Janoviček, Sarah Carter, and Peter Gossage, Dumais and Fahrni share the impact of Parr’s book on their own research. “Parr’s award-winning book […]

Daniel Ross published in Social History

Daniel Ross (Université du Québec à Montréal) published an article entitled ” After the Boom: Tenant Experiences of Vancouver’s Emergent Rental Crisis, 1960s–1970s ” in Histoire sociale / Social History most recent issue. The article explores tenants struggles and resistances in Vancouver, following the housing crisis of the 1960s and 1970s. “Tenant experiences are brought […]

Samia Dumais and Désirée Rochat published in the Journal of the Canadian Historical Association

Our members Désirée Rochat (Concordia University) and Samia Dumais (Concordia University) are featured in the special section “Vivre et écrire l’histoire des Noir.e.s à Montréal”, published in the Journal of the Canadian Historical Association. Samia contributed a scientific article titled “Le Second Congrès national des femmes noires de Montréal (1974) : une fenêtre sur l’émergence […]

Publication of Andrée Lévesque’s new book

Andrée Lévesque’s new book, Les filles de Jeanne : Histoires de vies anonymes, 1658-1915, will be published on April 16 by Éditions du remue-ménage and will be available in bookstores. The book retraces the journeys of anonymous peasant women : This story has very little to do with the political world. It focuses instead on […]