Safeguarding the "springs of life" : women's contributions to social and moral reform in Fort William and Port Arthur, Ontario, 1900-1930

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1998Author
Tole, Kristen
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Women social reformers Ontario Thunder Bay HistoryWomen's institutes Ontario Thunder Bay History 20th century
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This thesis examines women's involvement in the moral and social reform movement under the umbrella of social purity, as it occurred in Fort William and Port Arthur, Ontario, between 1900-1930. I analyze the role of two key women's organizations, the West Algoma Local Council of Women (WALCW)