Item is an interview in which Judy Mappin, a former chemist and owner of the Double Hook Book Shop, describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
Item is an interview in which Mary Pitman Baldwin, an emeritus professor in chemistry and biochemistry at Concordia University, describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
Item is part of an interview with Carol Anne Robertson Mass, a physical chemist, in Toronto in which she discuss her early life and the development of her career in chemistry.
Item is an interview in which Magda Jones, founder of the Scientists' Wives' Association of the National Research Council, describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
Item is an interview in which Audrey Tweedie, a physicist, describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
Item is an interview in which Irene Spry, a former economist and professor at the University of Ottawa, describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
File consists of research materials concerning minorities in the sciences. Materials include photocopied newsletter, newspaper clipping from the Montreal Gazette on racial discrimination, a paper by one of Dr. Ainley's students, Dr. Glenda C. Prkachin's CV, printed images of landscapes and women on paper, and 2 overhead transparencies. Finally, file includes a collection of archival reproductions of photographs from Dr. Elinor Huntsman Manson's collection.
File contains material from a "More Than Just Numbers" conference on women in engineering held in Fredericton, New Brunswick from May 10-12, 1995. File consists of a directory of delegates; the papers and initiatives presented at the conference; a report, entitled, "Engineering Student Activities at the National, Regional and University Levels"; and a pamphlet from a previous "More Than Just Numbers" conference in 1991.
File consists of interview transcripts and CV of Virginia Douglas.
File consists of research materials regarding Dr. Helen S. Hogg, astronomer. File includes photocopied research materials, Ainley's correspondence with Helen and her daughter, and notes.
File consists of a Government publication "Women in Science and Engineering Volume 1: Universities," a handwritten note, and correspondence.
File consists of a description of and schedule for "Women Do Math," a conference held at Simon Fraser University on March 2, 1991.
File consists of interview transcript of Nancy Henderson by Janet Toole. File includes handwritten notes and Henderson's CV.
File consists of reprints of Ainley's works and related correspondence.
File consists of Ainley's grant application for her project on "Engendering Science: Twelve Biographies." File includes application forms, and related correspondence.
File consists of a photocopy of the biography of Marcelle Gauvreau.
Item is an interview in which Marianne Ainley interviews Virginia Douglas about her career as a psychologist, including her early life, the obstacles she faced and her reason for choosing psychology as a science.
Item is an interview in which Helen Hogg, an astronomer, describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
File consists of CASCA conference information including the 1992 conference program and related correspondence. File also includes employment information concerning Alysa Praamsma, and book purchase, and related correspondence.
File consists of biographical information on Louise De Kiriline Lawrence.
File consists of articles, some of which are in progress, conference presentations, notes and a bibliography.
File consists of versions and components of Ainley's Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant, "Re-explorations: science and environment in 19th and 20th century Canada and Australia"; conference proceedings from a presentation of "Tracking Life Course Changes. Canadian Women in Science"; and Ainley's book chapter, "Gendered Careers: Women Science Educators at Anglo-Canadian Universities, 1920-1980."
File consists of research materials regarding Kathleen Gough Aberle. File includes handwritten notes, letters, drafts, interview transcripts, newspaper clipping, and photocopied research material.
File consists of Ethics Review application package for Dr. Ainley's research "Engendering Canadian Science: twelve Biographies" at Concordia University.
File consists of photocopied research materials and related correspondence concerning the life and career of SFU professor Kathleen Gough.
File consists of research materials and related correspondence regarding E. Kathleen Gough Aberle. File includes E. Kathleen Gough Aberle's CV and transcript of interview about her.
Series contains material relating to Ainley's personal projects and research and professional projects. The material consists of transcribed copies of Ainley's early articles; drafts of sections, notes, research material and correspondence relating to "Creating Complicated Lives: Women and Science at English-Canadian Universities, 1880-1980"; conference proceedings, research material, notes and correspondence relating to her research project, "Re-explorations: new perspectives on gender, environment and the transfer of knowledge in 19th and 20th century Canada and Australia"; material, predominately course descriptions and syllabi, relating to administering the Women's Studies Program at the University of Northern British Columbia; and photographs and slides relating to both her research and her personal life and hobbies. Series also contains conference proceedings, research notes, bibliographies, curricula vitae and other material.
File consists of components of Ainley's Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant, "Re-explorations: science and environment in 19th and 20th century Canada and Australia"; correspondence relating to her position at the University of Victoria as an adjunct professor and the status of her grant; correspondence requesting and extension to the grant; and ethics approval forms submitted to the University of Victoria.
File consists of research materials and notes on Sarah (Sally) Gibbs. File includes 1992 issue of McGill News magazine.
Item is an excerpt from a symposium on Kathleen Gough, at which Marianne Ainley presented a talk entitled on Kathleen Gough's career, that contains a short biography of Gough and some discussions about and presentations on the difficulties of Gough and other women in finding university employment
Item is an interview in which Jane Stewart discusses her career development and early life before she became a professor of Psychology at Concordia University.
Item is an excerpt from a presentation on women in geology with a presentation by Linda Scott on the role of women in the private sector scientific community and a workshop on families where both persons have professional roles.
Item is an excerpt from a presentation on women in geology with a presentation by Barbara Sheriff, a professor from the Department of Geological Sciences from the University of Manitoba, on successful female geologists in England, Canada and the United States; a presentation by Heather Jamieson, a professor in geology at Queen's University; an introduction by Ellen P. Metzger, a professor in geology from San Jose State University; Elizabeth Its, a professor at Clarkson University who spoke about her research in Saint Petersburg, Russia; an introduction by [Janice Regan?] a professor in geophysics and astronomy from Queen's University; and a group workshop discussion about problems related to fieldwork and how they can be reduced.
Item is an excerpt from a presentation on women in geology with a section of a group workshop discussion on problems related to fieldwork and how these problems can be reduced.
File consists of schedules, agendas, newsletters, press releases, and posters from the Royal Society of Canada 1993 Annual General Meeting and Women's Caucus.
File consists of a photocopy of the British National Catalogue on books published between 1837 and 1857; correspondence and early draft manuscripts of "Science in Canada's 'Backwoods'?: Catharine Parr Traill" under its original title, "Catharine Parr Traill (1802-1899): A Woman Science Writer in 19th Century Canada;" Ainley's research notes; correspondence relating to research at the National Archives of Canada; a curatorial essay for an exhibition at McGill University, entitled, "Leaves from the Physick Garden: Historic Herbals from the Osler Library and the Department of Rare books and Special Collections;" a photocopy of the National Union Catalog of the United States of pre-1956 imprints; and transcripts of correspondence sent by Parr Traill to Katie Traill, Parr Traill's granddaughter, and Frances Stewart, Parr Traill's neighbour and friend.
File consists of a covering letter by Ainley with research notes, an obituary for Parr Traill along with a description of Parr Traill's "Canadian Crusoes," and photocopies of Parr Traill correspondence.
File consists of a photocopy of an article by David Jackel, entitled, "Mrs. Moodie and Mrs. Parr Traill, and the Fabrication of the Canadian Tradition."
File consists of 4 overhead transparencies, photocopies of images and proceedings from a lecture at Concordia University in 1994, entitled, "Science from the 'Backwoods'?: Catharine Parr Traill (1802-1899);" conference proceedings from Ainley's lecture, "Women and the Popularization of Science: 19th-century Women Science Writers in Canada" at 8th Kingston Conference of the Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association in Kingston, Ontario in 1993; two copies of the proceedings from "An 'Active Botanist': Catharine Parr Traill (1802-1899) and Women's Science Writing in Canada" at the Catharine Traill Naturalists' Club in Montreal, Quebec in 1994; a listing of women who corresponded with Charles Darwin; research notes by Ainley; an agenda from a History of Science Society (HSS) Women's Committee meeting in October 1994, a program addendum from an HSS conference; correspondence relating to submissions to "Science in the Vernacular" and archival research relating to Parr Traill; a curatorial essay for an exhibition at McGill University, entitled, "Leaves from the Physick Garden: Historic Herbals from the Osler Library and the Department of Rare books and Special Collections;" a photocopy of an excerpt of from "Studies of Plant Life in Canada;" and a photocopy of a biography of Parr Traill by J.L. McKeever.
File consists of handwritten research notes on Parr Traill; photocopies of book reviews and other archival material relating to Parr Traill and her publications; a section of the Strickland family tree; and an article, entitled, "The collection of Bryophytes in the Fowler Herbarium, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario."
File consists of miscellaneous documents including research materials, handwritten notes, correspondence, and heavily annotated syllabus. Computer disk contains an annotated bibliography and bibliography on the role of native women and environmental knowledge.
File consists of photocopied research materials concerning gender roles of First Nations women.
File contains posters and correspondence from panel discussions at the University of Northern British Columbia and the Simon De Beauvoir institute.
Subseries contains Ainley's research material on Catherine Parr Traill (nee Strickland). The subseries includes research for and manuscripts of: the conference presentation and book chapter, "Science in Canada's 'Backwoods'?: Catharine Parr Traill" (originally titled, "Catharine Parr Traill (1802-1899): A Woman Science Writer in 19th Century Canada"); the conference presentation, "Women and the Popularization of Science: 19th-century Women Science Writers in Canada"; and the conference presentation, "Colonial Lessons: Catherine Parr Traill (1802-99) and Popular Science Education in Upper Canada"; and publication "Circulating Gendered Knowledge: Catharine Parr Traill's Colonial Science Lessons, 1836-1895." Subseries consists of photocopied archival material, research notes, overhead transparencies, correspondence, manuscripts, and articles.
File consists of photocopies of Catharine Parr Traill's correspondence, the Traill's family tree, bibliographies with lists of publications by Traill, national catalogues with information about Traill's publications, receipts of Ainley's requests for Parr Traill archival material, maps and a finding aid for the Traill family collection with listings of correspondence.
File consists of a grant application filed by Peta Tancred on "Critical Turning Points: Women Engineers within and outside the Profession" where Ainley was to collaborate on the project. File includes grant application forms and correspondence regarding the application and budget for the project.
File consists of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant information and application for Ainley's research on "Engendering Canadian Scientists."
File consists of the final productivity report and application for SSHRC funding for research on women and change.
File consists of personal correspondence from Stuart and Mary Houston with attached article.
File consists of records relating to grant and ethics review applications for Dr. Ainley's research "Transforming the face of Canadian Science: Immigrant Women Natural Scientists 1945-1990" at Concordia University.