Proud Heritage; A History of the National Council of Women of Canada

Toronto: Ryerson Press 1957. (Hardcover) 205pp. Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. Photographs, illustrations. A previous owner's name and address on the front free endpaper. "From the days of the bustle and pompadour and the rustling full skirt to the present day, the National Council of Women has left an indelible impress on life in Canada. Their achievements as recounted in this book are wellnigh incredible. The outlook was intensely human, from the founding of the Victorian Order of Nurses under the leadership of their first president, Lady Aberdeen, to the cleaning up of canneries where women and children were employed". Book about National Council of Women of Canada. Foreword by Vincent Massey. Locale: Canada. (Canada, History--Canada, Schools, Social Welfare, Victorian Order of Nurses, Women).