{"product_id":"i-was-the-only-woman-women-and-planning-in-canada-paperback-softback-9780774825887","title":"\"I Was the Only Woman\"; Women and Planning in Canada (Paperback \/ softback) 9780774825887","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003e\"I Was the Only Woman\"\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWomen and Planning in Canada\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSue Hendler (Author), Julia Markovich (With)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780774825887\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 October 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e284 pages, 16 b\u0026amp;w photos, 8 charts, 4 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.43 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I was the only woman.\" These words appear again and again in the stories of women planners working in Canada from the 1940s to the 1970s. Despite their small numbers, women were active in key planning organizations, but their contributions have been largely overlooked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough archival research and interviews, Sue Hendler tells the stories of women who were active in the Community Planning Association of Canada and the Town Planning Institute of Canada (later called the Canadian Institute of Planners). This book expands our understanding of what constitutes \"planning\" and who counts as \"planners,\" highlighting the role \"non-professionals\" played in community planning. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis compelling new perspective on Canada's planning history provides an important counter-narrative to the \"official\" story of the profession. It challenges us to re-evaluate not only the profession's past, but also its role in creating a more inclusive and equitable future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword \/ \u003cem\u003eJulia Markovich\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Introduction: An Argument about History, Planning, and Women\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 Women, Professions, and Planning\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Creating and Advocating for a Profession: A Tale of Two Planning Organizations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 Recovering the Women of the CPAC and TPIC\/CIP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 Women in Planning: Making a Difference\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 Conclusion: Imagine ...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendices\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes; References; Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"UBC Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52531054903576,"sku":"9780774825887","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/i-was-the-only-woman-women-and-planning-in-canada-paperback-softback-9780774825887","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}