Female Imperialism And National Identity Imperial Order Daughters Of The Empire Katie Pickles by Katie Pickles 9780719063916, 0719063914 instant download after payment.

This it the first full study about the biggest and longest lasting group of female imperialists in the British Empire - the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE). After placing the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire in the context of recent scholarly work in Canadian, gender, imperial history, and post-colonial theory, the book follows the IODE’s history through the 20th century. Chapters focus upon the IODE’s attempts to create a British Canada through its maternal feminist work in education, health, welfare, and citizenship. In addition it reflects on the IODE’s responses to threats to Anglo-Canadian hegemony posed by immigration, World Wars, and Communism, and examines the complex relationship between imperial loyalty and settler nationalism. ReviewThis book is a timely and meticulously researched study of a one formidable organization of women, the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire.This is a valuable study that opens fresh perspectives on 'womens's work' as well as on the formation of national identity.The Canadian Historical Review About the AuthorKatie Pickles is Senior Lecturer in History, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. [C:\Users\Microsoft\Documents\Calibre Library]