Category Reading Analysis

The primary objective of Paige Raibmon’s article “A New Understanding of Things Indian: George Raley’s Negotiation of the Residential School Experience” (1996) is to uncover “the latitude and the limitations of the residential school system” (70). With that in mind,… Continue Reading →

The article, “Race, Class, and Health: School Medical Inspection and “Healthy” Children in British Columbia, 1890 to 1930” written by Mona Gleason shows exclusion and racism in regards to how “experts” defined the healthy child. Health standards were seen through… Continue Reading →

The main point of the article, “Women Teachers in Canada, 1881-1901: Revisiting the ‘Feminization’ of an Occupation” by Eric W. Sager is to create an understanding that the feminization of the teaching profession within Canada. The article argues that feminization… Continue Reading →

The article “The Boys in the Nova Scotian Coal Mines: 1873-1923” by Mcintosh was written to highlight the change in view regarding childhood and education between the years of 1873-1923. Previous to the institution of mandatory attendance within the school,… Continue Reading →

In his article “Reflection on Age as a Category of Historical Analysis” Steven Mintz uses both primary and secondary sources to unravel how the category of age in relation to societies expectations and reactions have changed and remained static over… Continue Reading →