The Last Suffragist Standing: The Life and Times of Laura Marshall Jamieson

by Veronica Strong-Boag

Overview

The Last Suffragist Standing is an unprecedented study of a pioneering politician, a New Woman who tested Canadian democracy. Laura Marshall Jamieson (1882–1964) was the last suffragist in Canada to be elected to a provincial or federal legislature, and her biography opens a window onto the political and social landscape of her time. She embraced issues such as minimum wage, feminist pacifism, housing, and employment equality throughout her six decades of activism. Strong-Boag’s deep knowledge of the history of the women’s movement and Canadian politics turns this compelling account of a woman’s life into an illuminating work on the history of feminism, socialism, internationalism, and activism in Canada.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780774838696
Publisher:	University of British Columbia Press
Publication date:	03/08/2019
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	284
Product dimensions:	(w) x (h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Veronica Strong-Boag is professor emerita of educational studies at the University of British Columbia, adjunct professor of history and gender studies at the University of Victoria, and the general editor of the seven-volume series, Women’s Suffrage and the Struggle for Democracy.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 The Girl from the Saugeen Peninsula, 1882–1911

2 The New Woman as Wife, Suffragist, and Activist, 1911–18

3 Still Bettering the World, 1918–26

4 Widowed Judge and Progressive Activist, 1927–39

5 The Challenge of Electoral Politics, 1927–39

6 Suffragist in the BC Legislature, 1939–41

7 Legislative Veteran, 1941–45

8 Taking on Post-war Misogyny and Vancouver Politics, 1945–64

9 Faithful Social Democrat, 1945–64

Conclusion

Postscript from Four Granddaughters / Dorothy O’Connell, Anne Jamieson, Karen Jamieson, and Marion-Lea Jamieson

Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index