Download or read book Feminist Challenge to the Canadian Left, 1900-1918 written by Janice Newton and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1995-02-06 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newton argues that socialist women and their concerns posed a radical challenge to the male-dominated left. Early socialist women fought to be treated as equals and actively debated popular women's issues, including domestic work, women in industry, sexuality, and women's suffrage. They provided a unique and vibrant perspective on these issues and challenged the middle-class bias inherent in the women's movement. Broadening our understanding of Canadian social history, Newton analyses the intersection of two important social movements - the labour/socialist and the turn-of-the-century feminist movements - and draws conclusions that are essential for understanding the class and gender characteristics of social criticism and activism in this period.