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Herstory 2015

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Herstory 2015: The Canadian Women's Calendar

Edited by the Saskatoon Women's Calendar Collective

Now in full colour. 35 profiles. 52 stories and images. 
Non-fiction, coil bound. $15.95.
ISBN: 9781550505863
5.5" x 8.5" • 152 pages 

Highlights from Herstory 2015:
• Profiles of Sherry Farrell Racette, Jehane Benoit, Maude Keen Riley, Margaret Mahood, Kimiko Okano Murakami, Elizabeth Sheehy, Louise-Amelie Panet-Berczy, Mary Percy Jackson, Una Abrahamson, Karen Ridd, Jeannine Locke, Mary Barrett Speechly, Olga Trestorff Rains, Rose Fortune, Heather Kuttai, Mairuth Hodge Sarsfield, Thelma Finlayson, Eliza Van Bibber, and more. 
• Poetry by Waaseyaa'sin Christine Sy, Patti-Kay Hamilton, Lorna Crozier, and Erin Moure.
• Topic pages about women's bookstores in Canada, the Canadian Ninety-Nines, the 1975 International Year of Women, the Women's War Conference, lumberjills, Walking With Our Sisters, women at the Oka Crisis, Femme d'aujourd'hui, amauti, and more.
• Artwork by Bernice Friesen, Leah Dorion, Robyn Love, Bev Tosh, and more. 
• Historical and contemporary photos, including "Madge Smith at her Queen Street Shop," "Nail Driving Contest," "The Runners," "Grenfell Mission Nurse at St. Anthony's Newfoundland," "Cree Woman Who Surrendered At Battleford, 1885," and more.


Order copies of Herstory: The Canadian Women's Calendar directly from our publisher, Coteau Books, using the button below, or phone or fax the publisher directly: 
Phone: 306.777.0170      Fax: 306.522.5152       Toll-free: 1.800.440.4471

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Inspiring Women

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Inspiring Women: A Celebration of Herstory

Edited by Mona Holmlund and Gail Youngberg; foreword by Margaret Atwood (Coteau Books, 2003)

Non-fiction trade paper. $29.95 Cdn.
ISBN 13: 9781550502046 • ISBN 10: 1550502042
10" x 9" • 296 pages 

Drawn from the pages of Herstory: The Canadian Women's Calendar, this beautiful book is a celebration of 319 inspiring women.

Herstory:The Canadian Women's Calendar has told thousands of stories of women who helped shape this country and culture. Inspiring Women: A Celebration of Herstory offers expanded and updated versions of 319 of these illustrated stories in an attractive coffee-table format.

Long-time Saskatoon Women's Calendar Collective members Gail Youngberg and Mona Holmlund selected stories for this anthology, conducted follow-up interviews and research, and recreated these moving accounts. Read about the achievements of Canadian women in chapters covering pioneers, politics, reform, access, achievement and culture.

“What I would like to say is this: Live fully every moment of your life. Do not wait for everything to be threatened before you realize the value of all you have.”   — Jane Poulsen

Order copies of Inspiring Women: A Celebration of Herstory directly from our publisher, Coteau Books, using the button below, or phone or fax the publisher directly: 
Phone: 306.777.0170      Fax: 306.522.5152       Toll-free: 1.800.440.4471

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