Heroines and History : Representations of Madeleine de Verchères and Laura Secord /

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"Heroines and History is a co-authored, comparative study of the images of Madeleine de Vercheres and Laura Secord, symbols respectively of French-Canadian and English-Canadian loyalism and nationalism. The authors explore the roles of gender, race/ethnicity, and imperialism in defining nationa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coates, Colin MacMillan, 1960-
Other Authors: Morgan, Cecilia, 1958-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, 2002.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Secord, Laura Ingersoll.
Vercheres, Madeleine de, > 1678-1747.
Secord, Laura, > 1775-1868.
Secord, Laura, > 1775-1868
Secord, Laura Ingersoll, > 1775-1868.
Nationalisme.
Historiographie.
Heroïne (Personnage)
Collectief geheugen.
Representatie (algemeen)
Geschiedschrijving.
Vrouwen.
Helden (personen)
Women heroes.
Nationalism.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.
Heroïnes > Canada > Biographies.
Nationalisme > Canada > Histoire.
Heroïnes > Canada > Histoire.
Nationalism > Canada > History.
Women heroes > Canada > History.
Women heroes > Canada > Biography.
Canada français.
Canada anglais.
Canada.
Biographies.
Étude comparee (Descripteur de forme)
History.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: why heroines, why history?
  • Like mother, like daughter: the woman warrior tradition
  • Images of heroism and nationalism: the Canadian Joan of Arc
  • Representing history: the statue and film of Madeleine de Vercheres
  • Feminist and teenager: the decline of Madeleine de Vercheres's popularity
  • Walking to beaver dams: colonial narratives, 1820s-1860s
  • The lives of the loyal pioneers: historical societies and historical narratives
  • Lessons in loyalty: children's texts and readers
  • 'Seeing' the past: the monuments and the candy company
  • Laura Secord, the Niagara region, and historical tourism
  • Epilogue: the Iroquois presence.

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