Mennonite women in Canada : a history /
Mennonite Women in Canada traces the complex social history and multiple identities of Canadian Mennonite women over 200 years. Marlene Epp explores women's roles, as prescribed and as lived, within the contexts of immigration and settlement, household and family, church and organizational life...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Winnipeg :
University of Manitoba Press,
[2008], ©2008
Winnipeg : c2008 Winnipeg : ©2008 Winnipeg : [2008] |
| Series: | Studies in immigration and culture,
2 Studies in immigration and culture ; 2 Studies in immigration and culture ; 2 Studies in immigration and culture ; 2 Studies in immigration and culture 2 Studies in immigration and culture 2 |
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Table of Contents:
- 'The curious Mennonite': seeing Canadiand Mennonite women through low-lying fog
- Pioneers, refugees, and transnationals: women immigrate to Canada
- Wives, mothers, and 'others': women within families
- Preachers, prophets, and missionaries: women in the church
- Nonconformists, nonresistors, and citizens: women living in the world
- Quilters, canners, and writers: women in the material world
- Introduction 'The Curious Mennonite ': Seeing Canadian Mennonite Women through Low-Lying Fog
- Ch. 1. Pioneers, Refugees, and Transnationals: Women Immigrate to Canada
- Ch. 2. Wives, Mothers, and 'Others': Women within Families
- Ch. 3. Preachers, Prophets, and Missionaries: Women in the Church
- Ch. 4. Nonconformists, Nonresistors, and Citizens: Women Living in the World
- Ch. 5. Quilters, Canners, and Writers: Women in the Material World.
- Introduction: 'The Curious Mennonite': Seeing Canadian Mennonite Women through Low-Lying Fog 3
- Chapter 1 Pioneers, Refugees, and Transnationals: Women Immigrate to Canada 23
- Chapter 2 Wives, Mothers, and 'Others': Women within Families 59
- Chapter 3 Preachers, Prophets, and Missionaries: Women in the Church 119
- Chapter 4 Nonconformists, Nonresistors, and Citizens: Women Living in the World 179
- Chapter 5 Quilters, Canners, and Writers: Women in the Material World 225