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- catalog abstract ""Oscar Skelton (1878-1941) was a prominent early-twentieth-century scholar who became a civil servant and political adviser to prime ministers Mackenzie King and R.B. Bennett. He wrote a number of important books and one, Socialism: A Critical Analysis, was praised by Vladimir Lenin. His wife, Isabel Skelton (1877-1956), wrote extensively about literature and history; she was the first historian to treat women from Canada's past individually in their own right rather than as a generalized category. Both husband and wife promoted the idea that Canada was an independent nation no longer in need of Britain's tutelage." "Terry Crowley has written a unique double biography that examines the lives of Isabel and Oscar, their works, and their careers. He shows how both individuals in their own way influenced the development of Canada as a nation-state. Crowley questions why, when both Isabel and Oscar wrote influential works, Oscar's career blossomed, while Isabel remained virtually unrecognized. He concludes that despite her literary accomplishments, Isabel was enmeshed in domestic and family duties, while Oscar's rise to prominence was facilitated by male scholarly and publishing networks as well as the support that women provided to men's careers. This book traces the lives of two people who rejected British colonialism and hailed a new nation on the world's stage, examining the intersections of gender, nationality, and literary expression at a significant juncture in Canada's history."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12745480.
- catalog coverage "Canada History 1914-1945 Biography.".
- catalog coverage "Canada Officials and employees Biography.".
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""Oscar Skelton (1878-1941) was a prominent early-twentieth-century scholar who became a civil servant and political adviser to prime ministers Mackenzie King and R.B. Bennett. He wrote a number of important books and one, Socialism: A Critical Analysis, was praised by Vladimir Lenin. His wife, Isabel Skelton (1877-1956), wrote extensively about literature and history; she was the first historian to treat women from Canada's past individually in their own right rather than as a generalized category. Both husband and wife promoted the idea that Canada was an independent nation no longer in need of Britain's tutelage." "Terry Crowley has written a unique double biography that examines the lives of Isabel and Oscar, their works, and their careers. He shows how both individuals in their own way influenced the development of Canada as a nation-state. Crowley questions why, when both Isabel and Oscar wrote influential works, Oscar's career blossomed, while Isabel remained virtually unrecognized. He concludes that despite her literary accomplishments, Isabel was enmeshed in domestic and family duties, while Oscar's rise to prominence was facilitated by male scholarly and publishing networks as well as the support that women provided to men's careers. This book traces the lives of two people who rejected British colonialism and hailed a new nation on the world's stage, examining the intersections of gender, nationality, and literary expression at a significant juncture in Canada's history."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-315) and index.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 328 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0802009328 (bound : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0802079024 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Studies in gender and history ; 23".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press,".
- catalog spatial "Canada History 1914-1945 Biography.".
- catalog spatial "Canada Officials and employees Biography.".
- catalog spatial "Canada".
- catalog subject "971.062/0922 22".
- catalog subject "Discrimination a l'égard des femmes Canada Histoire 20e siècle.".
- catalog subject "F1034.S56 C76 2003".
- catalog subject "Fonction publique Canada Biographies.".
- catalog subject "Historians Canada Biography.".
- catalog subject "Historiens Canada Biographies.".
- catalog subject "Married people Canada Biography.".
- catalog subject "Skelton, Isabel Mariage.".
- catalog subject "Skelton, Isabel Marriage.".
- catalog subject "Skelton, Isabel.".
- catalog subject "Skelton, Oscar D. (Oscar Douglas), 1878-1941 Mariage.".
- catalog subject "Skelton, Oscar D. (Oscar Douglas), 1878-1941 Marriage.".
- catalog subject "Skelton, Oscar D. (Oscar Douglas), 1878-1941.".
- catalog subject "Women historians Canada Biography.".
- catalog title "Marriage of minds : Isabel and Oscar Skelton reinventing Canada / Terry Crowley.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".