Nightingale's Vision : Nurses' Voices from the 1920s and 1930s / by Barbara Keddy. Halifax : New World Publishing, 2023. 202 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - RT37 N87 K43
Based upon the oral histories of 40 nurses who trained, lived, and worked in the early 1920s, and 1930s ; recorded in a project done 40 years ago (https://ns-archives.accesstomemory.net/barbara-keddy).
Women nurses — Nova Scotia — History — 20th century
Nurses — Nova Scotia — History — 20th century
Women nurses — Nova Scotia — Biography
Nurses — Nova Scotia — Biography
Nursing — Nova Scotia — History — 20th century
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Sisters of Charity, Halifax / researched by Linda Gray-LeBlanc. Halifax : Linda Gray-LeBlanc. 181 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS88 S578 G739 - Open Shelf
Cemetery graves for the Sisters of Charity, Halifax. Four volumes by number range V.1: A-D V.2: E-L V.3: M-N V.4: O-Y
Monasticism and religious orders for women — Nova Scotia
Cemeteries — Nova Scotia
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The Life and Letters of Annie Leake Tuttle : Working for the Best / by Marilyn Fardig Whiteley. Waterloo, ON : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1999. 147 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HQ1455 T87 A3 1999
A biography of Annie Tuttle (1839-1934), Nova Scotian educator who traveled the country and fulfilled various positions from Newfoundland to British Columbia. A devout Methodist, this biography highlights Tuttle's secular and spiritual life through letters that capture the ordinary and extraordinary aspects of life for women in Canada during the late 19th century into the early 20th century.
Tuttle, Annie Leake, — 1839-1934 — Diaries
Tuttle, Annie Leake, — 1839-1934 — Correspondence
Women — Nova Scotia — Biography
Teachers — Nova Scotia — Biography
Women missionaries — British Columbia — Biography
Methodists — Nova Scotia — Biography
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An Apostolate of fifty years : published on the occasion of the golden jubilee of the Monastery of the Good Shepherd at Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1890-1940 Halifax : Monastery of the Good Shepherd, 1940. 57 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - BX4485.5 Z9 H35 1940
In grateful tribute to His Excellency the Archbishop of Halifax and to all the devoted clergy of the Archdiocese for their kind interest in our community.
Sisters of the Good Shepherd — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History
Monastery of the Good Shepherd (Halifax, Nova Scotia) — History
Monasticism and religious orders for women — Nova Scotia — History
Nuns — Nova Scotia — Halifax
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Black Women Who Made a Difference in Nova Scotia / edited by Dolly Williams. Nova Scotia : Congress of Black Women of Canada, 2007. 108 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2350 B6 B42 2007 - Open Shelf
This book reflects a few of the Unsung Black Women in Nova Scotia past and present. These women tell us about their untiring works and their dedication, commitment, love of families and communities.
Women, Black — Nova Scotia — Biography
Blacks — Nova Scotia — Biography
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The odyssey of Frances Fish : a first Canadian woman lawyer / Barry Cahill. Halifax : Chadwick Press, 2023. 117 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - K19 F531 C13 2023
The subject of this book is the New Brunswicker who was the first woman called to the bar of Nova Scotia. Frances Lilian Fish (1888-1975) was part of an evolution occuring in Canada between 1890 and 1940, a gradual transition from an all-male to a mixed legal profession to which New Brunwsick contributed significantly... Includes bibliographic references.
Fish, Frances Lilian
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Women — Nova Scotia — History
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Women Making History : 1948-2015 / by Judy Whalen. Halifax, NS : Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW), 2016. 32 pages : illustrations : 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #17 - Vertical File
A brief history of the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) and the women who run the organization. Outlines the individual and group responsibilities and accomplishments for about 70 years from 1948-2015.
Canadian Federation of University Women — Nova Scotia — Dartmouth — History
Women — Canada — Societies and clubs — History
Women — Nova Scotia — Dartmouth — Societies and clubs — History
Women — Nova Scotia
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Poems and Lyrics by a Super-Centenarian : (I needed the quiet) / by St. Cécile-Marie, F. J. (Annie Adèle Samson) ; compiled by Garvie Samson. 4th edition Dartmouth, NS : Garvie Samson, 2018. 94 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - PS8537 A46 A14 2018
Research, compilation and notes by Gervais (Garvie) Samson. St. Cécile-Marie, F.J. (Annie Adèle Samson) (1891-2004), Teacher and Poet. Celebrating 113 years and 9 months of service Includes bibliographical references.
Canadian poetry — Women authors
Canadian poetry — 21st century
Canadian poetry — Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia — Poetry
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I can manage my own business affairs female industrial workers in Halifax at the turn of the twentieth century Ottawa : National Library of Canada, 1990.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche M996 I15 - Open Shelf
Women — Employment — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History
Women — Social conditions — Nova Scotia — Halifax
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Mistresses of their own destiny? a study of women's educational experiences at the Coady International Institute Ottawa : National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1991.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche M145 - Open Shelf
University Microfilms order no. UMI00294447.
Women — Education — Nova Scotia — Antigonish
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Nurses and nursing in early twentieth-century Halifax / by Kathryn M. McPherson. Ottawa : National Library of Canada, 1984. 137 frames ; 11 X 15 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche M143 - Open Shelf
Nursing — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History
Women — Employment — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History
Nursing — Social aspects — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History.
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A comparative study of married women's labour supply for Nova Scotia and Ontario / by Afroz Hasan. Ottawa : National Library of Canada, 1989. 162 frames.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche H344 - Open Shelf
Women in the labor movement — Nova Scotia
Women — Employment — Nova Scotia
Women — White collar workers — Nova Scotia
Wages — Women — Nova Scotia
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Toward a living wage: the minimum-wage campaign for women in Nova Scotia, 1920-1935 1977. [3, 102 l. tables. 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - Microfilm L224
Wages — Women — Nova Scotia
Women — Employment — Nova Scotia
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The Brookvale Ladies Aid, 1909-2009: a century of caring / Verna J. Higgins. Brookvale : The Author, 2009. 56 pages, 4 plates : illustrations some copies, ports.; 29 cm. +1 computer optical disc 4 3/4 in.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.543 #11 - Vertical File
Disk title: Photos from Brookvale Ladies Aid, 1907-2007
Women—Nova Scotia—Brookvale—Societies and clubs.
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Dartmouth's memorable women 1750-1994 : an exhibition at the Dartmouth Heritage Museum June 6 to July 24, 1994 / guest curator, Joan Payzant. Dartmouth : Dartmouth Heritage Museum, 1994. 43 pages : 28 cm. +1 folded sheet 4 pages : 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.542 #6 - Vertical File
Includes bibliographical references.
Women — Nova Scotia — Dartmouth — History
Museums — Nova Scotia — Dartmouth — Periodicals.
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History of hobby crafters : 1974 - 2005 / resource person, Elisabeth Macmillan ; scribe, Majorie Mott. Kentville : Hobby Crafters, 2006-. 63 pages : illustrations some copies; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.540 #15 - Vertical File
Presented to Nova Scotia Archives by Hobby Crafters, Kentville, N.S. May 2, 2006. Title from cover. Publication details from preliminary pages.
Macmillan, Elisabeth
Mott, Majorie.
Hobbyists — Nova Scotia — Kentville — History
Women artisans — Nova Scotia — Kentville — History.
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Comments on discussion paper re Nova Scotia Pension Benefits Act and Regulations, February 1999 Halifax : Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women, 1999. 9 pages : illustrations; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.523 #12 - Vertical File
Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
Pensions — Law and legislation — Nova Scotia
Equitable distribution of marital property — Nova Scotia
Women — Pensions — Nova Scotia.
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Rebuilding the system : response of the NS Advisory Council on the Status of Women to the Department of Community Services' Social Assistance Restructuring Initiative Halifax : Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women, 1999. 48, 6, 3 pages : illustrations.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.523 #10 - Vertical File
January 1999. Chair: Patricia Doyle-Bedwell. A brief presented to Honourable Francene Cosman, Minister of Community Services and Minister Responsible for the Status of Women.
Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women
Women — Nova Scotia
Women — Nova Scotia — Social conditions
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Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women
Summary of programs and activities in 1997-98 Halifax : Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women, 1998. 4 pages : 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.520 #8 - Vertical File
July 1998
Women's rights — Nova Scotia
Women — Services for — Nova Scotia
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Brief to the Federal Standing Committee on Finance, August 1998/ / Particia Doyle-Bedwell. Halifax : Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women, 1998. 14 pages : 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.520 #6 - Vertical File
Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
Women — Nova Scotia — Social conditions
Women — Legal status, laws, etc. — Nova Scotia.
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Femmes de la Nouvelle-Eccose : connaissez-vous vos droits? : guide juridique la femme et la droit / Louise Aucoin. Halifax : AJEFNE, 1997. 100 pages : copies illustrations; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.516 #21 - Vertical File
At head of title : L'AJEFNE vous renseigne. In French.
Women — Legal statutes, laws, etc. — Nova Scotia
Women — Services for — Nova Scotia.
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Making changes : a book for women in abusive relationships / Deborah Crosby, researcher and writer. 2nd ed. Halifax : Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women, 1997. 1, 76 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.514 #2 - Vertical File
First ed.: 1992.
Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
Abused women — Nova Scotia
Abused women — Services for — Nova Scotia
Battered Women — Nova Scotia
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Brief to the Federal Standing Committee on Finance, October 21, 1997 / presented by: Particia Doyle-Bedwell. Halifax : Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women, 1997. 6 pages : 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.512 #27 - Vertical File
Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
Women — Nova Scotia — Social conditions
Women — Legal status, laws, etc. — Nova Scotia.
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Challenge to change : final report Halifax : NS : Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women, 1997. 50 pages : iil, ports.; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.512 #20 - Vertical File
A Provincial Women's Forum, April 26, 27, and 28, 1997, Baddeck, Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
Women — Nova Scotia — Congresses
Women — Legal status, laws, etc. — Nova Scotia — Congresses.
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Canadian Progress Club. Halifax-Cornwallis
Progress : women of excellence awards Halifax : The Club, 1989-. 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.511 #39 - Vertical File
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