rebeccabeau.bsky.social
Francis and Ruth Redelmeier Professor in Rural History, UofG; Co-creator of What Canada Ate: https://whatcanadaate.lib.uoguelph.ca/; Author of Pursuing Play (2024): https://uofmpress.ca/books/pursuing-play.
👤 Joined on 01 February 2024
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@rebeccabeau.bsky.socialIt is very gratifying to write a book for many years and then have a reporter describe it as “extremely readable and addicting.” 🍺👻📚 onmilwaukee.com/articles/bee...
Show PostDr. Rebecca Beausaert, assistant professor and Francis and Ruth Redelmeier professor in Rural History in the College of Arts at the University of Guelph, shares insights with CBC on how post-war convenience became a symbol of progress but never freed up women’s time.
Show PostIn 1969 Loblaws ran newspaper ads featuring the wives of Argos players. They are interesting in several ways relevant to Women's History Month. And I'm guessing that Alda Harrington was a bit of a trailblazer for women of colour featuring in newspaper advertising in Toronto.
Show PostVery excited to see my forthcoming book on page one of the Winter 2027 @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social catalogue. Joe Clark: Progressive, Conservative, Canadian will be released in early 2027!
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