02064nam a2200373Ia 4500 ebr10132722 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 010209s2001 qucabc sb 001 0 eng d GBA2-Z6948 0773521976 (bound) : 0773522921 (pbk.) : CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)244764386 HQ1459.N65 K45 2001eb Kelcey, Barbara E. (Barbara Eileen), 1949- Alone in silence [electronic resource] : European women in the Canadian North before 1940 / Barbara E. Kelcey. Montr�eal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001. xii, 227 p. : ill., maps, ports. McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 27 Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-219) and index. This book details the struggles of the over 500 European women who travelled or lived in Canada's Northwest Territories before 1940 to set up a home in the harsh environment. The geography also forced them to adjust they way they worked. For instance, letters and reports of the Grey Nuns who worked alongside the Oblate Fathers in the Mackenzie indicate the hardships imposed by their situation but also show how driven they were by their missionary purpose. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Women, White Canada, Northern History. Europeans Canada, Northern History. Frontier and pioneer life Northwest Territories. Canada, Northern Social conditions. Northwest Territories History. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 27. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10132722 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 182841 182841