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Toronto trailblazers : women in Canadian publishing

Panofsky, Ruth, author

Overview

\"The first-ever study of women in Canadian publishing, Toronto Trailblazers delves into the cultural influence of seven key women who, despite pervasive gender bias, helped advance a modern literary culture for Canada. Publisher Irene Clarke, scholarly editors Eleanor Harman and Francess Halpenny, trade editors Sybil Hutchinson, Claire Pratt, and Anna Porter, and literary agent Bella Pomer made the most of their vocational prospects, first by securing their respective positions and then by refining their professional methods. Individually, each woman asserted her agency by adapting orthodox ways of working within Canadian publishing. Collectively, and perhaps more importantly, their overarching approach emerged more broadly as a feminist practice. Guided by the resolve to make industry-wide improvements, these women disrupted the dominant masculine paradigm and reinvigorated the culture of publishing and authorship in Canada. Through their vision and method these trailblazing women became agents of change who helped transform publishing practice.\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Subject: Women in the book industries and trade Ontario Toronto Biography. / Women publishers Ontario Toronto Biography. / Women editors Ontario Toronto Biography. / Literary agents Ontario Toronto Biography. / Women in the book industries and trade Canada History. / Publishers and publishing Canada History.
• ISBN: 9781487505578, 1487505574, 9781487523862, 1487523866

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
Z488.6.T67 P36 2019	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE