Empowering the Home?: Canadian Households Encounter Fossil Fuels and Hydro-Electricity, 1920-1960 | NiCHE - Network in Canadian History & Environment

Sandwell, Ruth. "Empowering the Home?: Canadian Households Encounter Fossil Fuels and Hydro-Electricity, 1920-1960." Canadian Historical Association Annual Meeting. 26 May 2009.

Presenter:

Ruth Sandwell

Full Event Name:

Canadian Historical Association Annual Meeting - 2009

Event Location:

Ottawa, ON

Presentation Date:

May 26 2009

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Bio:

Ruth Sandwell is an Assistant Professor, Department of Theory and Policy Studies in Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE).

Abstract:

This paper looks at how domestic electrification in Canada during the mid-twentieth century was limited by problems of supply and demand. It is part of a larger project that studies the ways in which fossil fuels in the home changed relationships in family life, society, and women and the environment.

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