{"product_id":"defiant-sisters-a-social-history-of-finnish-immigrant-women-in-canada","title":"Defiant Sisters - A Social History of Finnish Immigrant Women in Canada","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\"\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size:7.5pt;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US\"\u003eDefiant Sisters – A Social History of Finnish\r\nImmigrant Women in Canada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language:\nEN-US\"\u003e by Varpu Lindström, is a widely used textbook in college and\r\nuniversity courses on women's studies, immigrant studies, and social history. The\r\nbook is based on extensive interviews and other research. \u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US\"\u003eTHIS PIONEERING STUDY of Finnish immigrant women in\r\nCanada from 1890-1930 sets out to answer a number of questions about the lives\r\nand experiences of Finnish women in Canada.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US\"\u003eThe book gives a penetrating and uniquely descriptive\r\nlook at the social, cultural, and economic conditions in which the women lived\r\nin the early years of the 20th century. It is valuable addition to our knowledge\r\nof ethnic and immigration history.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US\"\u003eDespite its solid scholarly research the book allows\r\nFinnish immigrant women to come alive and the reader learns to appreciate their\r\ntenacious spirit and to love their defiance. \u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\r\n \r\n","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46569188819154,"sku":"9780973105315","price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_976c3a17-b514-46cb-90d5-705bb8eca0fd.jpg?v=1762771627","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/defiant-sisters-a-social-history-of-finnish-immigrant-women-in-canada","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}