Defiant Sisters – A Social History of Finnish
Immigrant Women in Canada by Varpu Lindström, is a widely used textbook in college and
university courses on women's studies, immigrant studies, and social history. The
book is based on extensive interviews and other research.
THIS PIONEERING STUDY of Finnish immigrant women in
Canada from 1890-1930 sets out to answer a number of questions about the lives
and experiences of Finnish women in Canada.
The book gives a penetrating and uniquely descriptive
look at the social, cultural, and economic conditions in which the women lived
in the early years of the 20th century. It is valuable addition to our knowledge
of ethnic and immigration history.
Despite its solid scholarly research the book allows
Finnish immigrant women to come alive and the reader learns to appreciate their
tenacious spirit and to love their defiance.
