Origins of the IODE: A Canadian Women's Movement for God, King and Country, 1900-1925

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Origins of the IODE: A Canadian Women's Movement for God, King and Country, 1900-1925
Abstract
The author shows how two converging forces, the rise of British-Canadian nationalism and the entry of middle-class women into public life, especially as volunteers, set the stage at the turn of the twentieth century for the foundation of the IODE, or The Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire, once one of the largest women's organizations in Canada. The author traces the development of the IODE from its creation in Montreal by a Scottish-born Presbyterian woman, Margaret Polson Murray (1844-1927), through the first and probably the finest segment of its history, from 1900 to 1925. The growth and activity during this period is described to demonstrate the various ways in which the members, acting through the IODE mandate of patriotism and service, developed support services on behalf of national and community goals during conditions of war and conditions of peace.
Type
Master's Thesis
University
University of New Brunswick
Place
Fredericton, NB
Date
1992
Language
en
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Hamilton, Doreen Constance. “Origins of the IODE: A Canadian Women’s Movement for God, King and Country, 1900-1925.” Master’s Thesis, University of New Brunswick, 1992. http://prolog.hil.unb.ca:8080/bitstream/handle/1882/42298/MM73394.pdf?sequence=1.
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