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| Title: | Give Your Other Vote to the Sister
: A Woman's Journey into the Great War |
| Series: | (Legacies Shared Series: 26) |
| Author: | Debbie Marshall |
| ISBN: | 1552382281 : 9781552382288 |
| Illustrations: | b/w photos |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 125x190mm |
| Pages: | 350 |
| Weight: | .37 Kg. |
| Published: | University of Calgary Press - July 2007 |
| List Price: | 17.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Biography & autobiography: general: Womens studies |
"Give Your Other Vote to the Sister" tells the story of Roberta MacAdams, the first woman elected to the Alberta legislature. In fact, she was one of the first two women elected to a legislature anywhere in the British empire. Her triumph was extraordinary for many reasons. Not only did she run while serving as a nursing sister overseas during the Great War, but over 90 per cent of her electors were men -- Alberta soldiers stationed in England & in the muddy trenches of the Western Front. "Give Your Other Vote to the Sister" describes MacAdams' journey overseas, her work at a large military hospital in London, & the personal sacrifices she endured during the war. It also chronicles Debbie Marshall's own journey to reclaim MacAdams' life, one that took her across Canada & to the places where MacAdams lived & worked in England & France. It was a search that would change her own perceptions about how & why so may women willingly participated in the world’s first "great war".
Introduction: The Photograph. Prelude: The Speech. Away From the Fair Island. Canadian Born. Family Matters. The "MacDonald" Girl. The New Country. Marching as to War. Orpington. Beloved & Honoured Sons. Soldier's Choice. Somewhere in France. Ladies in the Legislature. Preparing for Peace. Going Home. Walking Out of History. Index.
