Repository Collection: Vol 17 numéro 1

Preliminary Programme for the 70th Animal Meeting of the Canadian Historical Association, to be held in Kingston, 3-5 June, 1991

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:17:08 GMT

Title: Preliminary Programme for the 70th Animal Meeting of the Canadian Historical Association, to be held in Kingston, 3-5 June, 1991

Issue Date: 2020-02-11

Abstract: The major themes of the 1991 Annual Meeting are: The 1791 Constitution; The Politics of Memory, the construction and reception of history; The shifting boundaries of public and private life, including in particular Women in Universities; Continuing connections, the old world and the new.; Les grands thèmes du congrès annuel de 1991 sont: la constitution de 1791 ; mémoire collective, conscience historique et pratique de l’histoire; les frontières mouvantes de la vie publique et de la vie privée (ce thème englobera les communications liées au thème "Les femmes au sein des universités"); Ancien Monde-Nouveau Monde: persistance des rapports.

Another View of the War of the Sexes

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:14:26 GMT

Title: Another View of the War of the Sexes

Authors: Buchbinder, Howard

Issue Date: 2020-02-11

Abstract: Prof. Ramsay Cook aligns himself with Jonathan Swift as he contemplates the issue of employment equity for female academies ("A peace proposal for the war of the sexes” in the last issue of the CHA Bulletin). Cook, with support from Swift, wants us to know that “its foolish to remove one injustice by committing another”.; I welcomed the publication of Ramsay Cook’s "Modest Proposal”, a healthy injection of politics into the newsletter.

Calls for Papers and Conferences

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:11:27 GMT

Title: Calls for Papers and Conferences

Issue Date: 2020-02-11

National Archives to Get New Buildings

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:08:36 GMT

Title: National Archives to Get New Buildings

Authors: Wallot, Jean-Pierre

Issue Date: 2020-02-11

Abstract: On the 14th of November, 1990, the Treasury Board authorized the Department of Public Works to begin the process of selecting an architect to design the storage and conservation facility which will serve the National Archives through 2004. The decision authorized a total construction cost of $89 million and an additional $18 million over the next six years to enable the Archives to prepare for the moves and to operate a split facility.

Highlights of the Preliminary Report on the Status of Women as Graduate Students in History in Canada

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:04:46 GMT

Title: Highlights of the Preliminary Report on the Status of Women as Graduate Students in History in Canada

Authors: Dubinsky, Karen; Forestell, Nancy; Kelm, Mary Ellen; Marks, Lynne; Morgan, Cecilia

Issue Date: 2020-02-11

Abstract: As a group of women students, we were presented with an opportunity last fall to begin investigating the status of women as graduate students when we were asked to participate in a panel session on women in the historical profession for the Learned Societies Conference in Victoria, B.C.