Women’s Issues – The Miramichi Reader

Elect Her: Still Struggling to be Recognized as Equals by Fred Groves

November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 by Lisa Timpf

Fred Groves’ Elect Her: Still Struggling to be Recognized as Equals is an ambitious work that tackles the important topic of how to improve the male-female ratio in elected positions in Canada.

Swimmers in Winter by Faye Guenther

July 13, 2020 by Gemma Marr

Faye Guenther’s first collection of short fiction, Swimmers in Winter*, is described as a “trifecta of diptychs.” Any of the six pieces can stand well on their own, or can work in their pairs to flesh out the characters, … Continue reading

To See The Stars by Jan Andrews (Guest Post by Lana Shupe)

March 8, 2020 by James M. Fisher

Reviewing this book To See the Stars by Jan Andrews on International Women’s Day seems particularly poignant given the story between the covers. This story encompasses the fight for the rights of women garment workers after the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire in 1911 that killed 123 women who were trapped there. Women exercising their right to strike even before they were allowed the right to vote.

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