JOURNAL ARTICLE

Working-class Girl, Feminist Historian, Collective Solidarities.

  • Published In: Canadian Historical Review, 2023, v. 104, n. 3. P. 407 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Iacovetta, Franca 3 of 3

Abstract

This article focuses on the life, scholarship, and collaborative career of a working-class feminist historian specializing in women, gender, and migration history. It traces her intellectual development from her immigrant working-class upbringing in Toronto through her academic training and extensive research on immigrant women’s labor, activism, and social welfare encounters in Canada and transnational contexts. The narrative emphasizes the importance of collective solidarities, including partnerships with her historian spouse, colleagues, students, and activist networks, in shaping her work. Key themes include socialist feminism, migration history, and the critical examination of multiculturalism, alongside contributions to feminist historiography and community-engaged scholarship.

Additional Information

  • Source:Canadian Historical Review. 2023/09, Vol. 104, Issue 3, p407
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Political Science
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0008-3755
  • DOI:10.3138/chr-2023-0011
  • Accession Number:173469340
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