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Book Review: Many intricate and illuminating cases are recounted in Lorna R. Marsden’s book, Canadian Women & the Struggle for Equality. Using what she describes as a sociological approach, Marsden chronicles the women’s movement since Confederation and examines the events, individuals, and institutions that enabled social change.

Book Review: When the First World War broke out in 1914, residents of the fishing village of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, were looked upon with suspicion due to their Germanic descent.

Book Review: The Beaver Hall Group’s first art show in early 1921 was organized “to give the artist the assurance that he can paint what he feels, with utter disregard for what has hitherto been considered requisite to the acceptance of the work at the recognized art exhibitions in Canadian centres.”

Book Review: In Cold Case Vancouver, Eve Lazarus examines eighteen of the city’s unsolved murders. Lazarus combed archives, newspapers, and obituaries as well as the memories of families, victims’ friends, and retired police detectives. Her book is an excellent read for history and mystery buffs alike.