Elizabeth Gillan Muir: 3 books
A Women’s History of the Christian Church
Two Thousand Years of Female Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2019
Tracing two thousand years of female leadership, influence, and participation, Elizabeth Gillan Muir examines the various positions women have filled in the church. From the earliest female apostle, and the little known stories of the two Marys – the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene – to the enlightened...
Canadian Women in the Sky
100 Years of Flight
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2015
How a few women fought to board planes, then fly them, and finally to break through earth’s atmosphere into space.
The story of how women in Canada, from Newfoundland to British Columbia, struggled to win a place in the world of air travel, first as passengers, then as flight attendants and...
Riverdale
East of the Don
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2014
Heritage Toronto Book Award — Shortlisted, Non-Fiction Book
A popular history of the Riverdale area of Toronto, including Playter Estates north of the Danforth.
In its first 50 years, the city of Toronto changed from a rough settlement to a booming city with a voracious appetite for...