University of British Columbia Press

This new collection of original research demonstrates the continued relevance of the feminist history project in Canada.

Catherine Carstairs is a professor in the Department of History at the University of Guelph. Her publications include Jailed for Possession: Illegal Drug Use, Regulation, and Power in Canada, 1920¿1961 and Feminist History in Canada: New Essays on Women, Gender, Work, and Nation, edited with Nancy Janovicek.

Bethany Philpott is a family medicine resident at Queen¿s University, Belleville-Quinte.

Sara Wilmshurst¿s research on the Health League of Canada sparked her interest in nonprofit organizations, and she now works in fundraising.

Catherine Carstairs is a professor in the Department of History at the University of Guelph. Her publications include Jailed for Possession: Illegal Drug Use, Regulation, and Power in Canada, 1920¿1961 and Feminist History in Canada: New Essays on Women, Gender, Work, and Nation, edited with Nancy Janovicek.

Bethany Philpott is a family medicine resident at Queen¿s University, Belleville-Quinte.

Sara Wilmshurst¿s research on the Health League of Canada sparked her interest in nonprofit organizations, and she now works in fundraising.

Julie L. MacArthur is a lecturer in politics and international relations and in the Master of Public Policy program at the University of Auckland, where she teaches environmental politics and public policy. She is the author of numerous articles and book chapters on community participation in renewable energy systems. Her work has been published by Monthly Review, International Journal, Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, the International Handbook of Environment and Social Policy, and by Oxford Bibliographies in Political Science.

Olena Hankivsky is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science, and adjunct professor in the Department of Women¿s Studies at Simon Fraser University.

Over the last twenty years, the feminist ethic of care has had a significant impact on the study of ethics and political philosophy. Hankivsky develops the concept of a publicly viable ethic of care, and applies it to several Canadian social policy issues.