Indigenous Women, Work, and History, 1940-1980
, by Mccallum, Mary Jane LoganNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780887557385 | 0887557384
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 2/1/2013
When dealing with Indigenous women's history we are conditioned to think about women as private-sphere figures, circumscribed by the home, the reserve, and the community. Moreover, in many ways Indigenous men and women have been cast in static, pre-modern, and one-dimensional identities, and their twentieth century experiences reduced to a singular story of decline and loss. Indigenous Women, Work, and Historyrejects both of these long-standing conventions by presenting case studies of Indigenous domestic servants, hairdressers, community health representatives, and nurses working in "modern Native ways." By placing the history of these modern workers within a broader historical context McCallum challenges us to think about Indigenous women's history in entirely new ways.