File consists of a report by the Canadian Committee on Women in Engineering, entitled, "More Than Just Numbers" with correspondence, notes and other material inserted; a report, entitled, "Alberta Women in science and Technology"; proceedings from the Committee on Institutional Cooperation's 1992 conference on women in science and engineering, entitled, "Advancing Women in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics" with articles and other material inserted; a booklet by the Commission on Women from the University of Minnesota, entitled, "Mentoring for the 1990s and Beyond...: new perspectives on an old way to move ahead"; and an information pamphlet on women in the sciences from the University of Minnesota.
File consists of academic and non-academic articles by Peta Tancred and others; a draft manuscript by Ainley, entitled, "Feminist Perspectives on Women, Science and Engineering in Canada"; correspondence; a description of the context of the interviews and research project conducted at Queen's University by Alison Bowe on female graduates of engineering; and a report from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) about the task force on women in the sciences and engineering.
File consists of the notebook of Jenny Fry, Ainley's Research assistant. The notebook contains contextual information and notes on other projects on women in the engineering field, notes on methodologies for conducting and analyzing research data, planning and information about potential interviewees, analyses of interviews, notes on lectures, inserted correspondence and other inserted material.
File consists of published writings of Dr. Ainley, including magazine and journal articles, book reviews, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries. The topics of these works include women in science and ornithology.
File consists of several of Ainley's chapters and articles during the publication process with related email correspondence. Some articles have edits and annotations.
Subseries consists of materials relating to Dr. Ainley's publications including magazine and journal articles, book reviews, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries. Files often contain photocopies of her publications, any related correspondence, reviews of Ainley's publications, drafts and unpublished papers, and publishing and copyright agreements. The topics of these works include women in science and ornithology.
File consists of possible peer reviews of Ainley's book on "Creating complicated lives: women and science at English-Canadian universities, 1880-1980."
File consists of drafts and related correspondence regarding Ainley's work "Gendered Careers: Women Science Educators at Anglo-Canadian Universities."
File consists of handwritten notes on lined paper and cue cards as well as photocopied research materials and newspaper on Canadian universities.
Item is a profile of Dr. William Rowan, a former zoology professor at the University of Alberta.
Item is a presentation of research about the transfer of Aboriginal knowledge to early female scientists for Ainley's Social Science and Research Humanities Council (SSHRC) project, "Re-explorations: Gender, Science and Environment in the 19th and 20th Century Canada and Australia."
File consists of a profile of video about William Rowan and a presentation by Ainley, entitled, "Re-explorations: science and environment in 19th and 20th century Canada and Australia."
Item consists of recordings of music by Saami people.
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.
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 Audrey Tweedie, a physicist, describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
Item is an interview in which Helen Hogg, an astronomer, describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
Item is an interview in which Genevieve Delmas-Patterson , a former chemistry professor at the Universite de Quebec a Montreal, describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
Item is an interview in which Phyllis Atkinson, a chemist and detonation tester during World War II, describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
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 Eva Rosinger, a chemist and chemical engineer and former Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
Item is an interview in which Sylvia Fedoruk, a physicist and former oncology professor at the University of Saskatchewan, describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
Item is an interview in which Rose Sheinin, a former biology professor and Vice-Rector, Academic at Concordia University, describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
Item is an interview in which Lynne Larson, a professional engineer, briefly describes her education and career.
Item is the second part of an interview in which Rose Johnstone, a former biochemistry professor and former Chair of the Department of Biochemistry at McGill University, describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
Item is the first part of an interview in which Rose Johnstone, a former biochemistry professor and former Chair of the Department of Biochemistry at McGill University, describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
Item is an interview, completed for the History of Women at UBC project, in which Rona Wallis discusses her experiences as a woman studying chemical engineering at the University of British Columbia.
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 discussion in which Rose Sheinan, Susan Drysdale and Claudie Solar discuss and answer questions about their education and the development of their careers as women working in the sciences
Item is an interview in which Blossom Wigdor, a psychologist, describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
Item is an interview in which Elspeth Baugh describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
Item is an interview in which Helen Reynolds, a chemist and former warden of Royal Victoria College, describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
Item is an episode of the CBC Radio one program, "Ideas," on literary biographers and the process of writing biographies.
Item is an interview in Grand Harbour, New Brunswick in which Wendy Dathan, a botanist, describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
Item is an interview in which Mary Bryan describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
Item is the fifth part of an interview with Dixie Pelleut, a former professor in biology at Dalhousie University, about her life and academic career as research for Fingard's monograph, "Gender and Inequality at Dalhousie: Faculty Women before 1950."
Item is the fourth part of an interview with Dixie Pelleut, a former professor in biology at Dalhousie University, about her life and academic career as research for Fingard's monograph, "Gender and Inequality at Dalhousie: Faculty Women before 1950."
Item is the third part of an interview with Dixie Pelleut, a former professor in biology at Dalhousie University, about her life and academic career as research for Fingard's monograph, "Gender and Inequality at Dalhousie: Faculty Women before 1950."
Item is the second part of an interview with Dixie Pelleut, a former professor in biology at Dalhousie University, about her life and academic career as research for Fingard's monograph, "Gender and Inequality at Dalhousie: Faculty Women before 1950."
Item is the first part of an interview with Dixie Pelleut, a former professor in biology at Dalhousie University, about her life and academic career as research for Fingard's monograph, "Gender and Inequality at Dalhousie: Faculty Women before 1950."
Item the second part of a presentation on the history of women in science, which includes a question and answer section.
Item the first part of a presentation on the history of women in science and includes a question and answer section.
Item is an interview in which Muriel Roscoe describes her early life and education as well as her appointment as an assistant professor at McGill University and her activities during her time at McGill University.
Item is the second part of an interview in which Madeline Fritz talks about her research activities and the Department of Geology at the University of Toronto her research during that period. It was created as part of the University of Toronto Oral History Program.
Item is the first part of an interview in which Madeline Fritz describes her early life, her reasons for choosing to study Geology and the development of her career at the University of Toronto. It was created as part of the University of Toronto Oral History Program.
Item an interview in which Dr. Dorothy Forward discusses her life at the University of Toronto, her time in student residences and the development of her career and some of the obstacles she faced. It was created as part of the University of Toronto Oral History Program.
Item is two interviews at Dr. Allin's home discussing the creation of an association of physicists in Canada and Dr. Allin's retirement and her teaching and research shortly before she retired. It was created as part of the University of Toronto Oral History Program.
Item is two interviews at Dr. Allin's home discussing her activities immediately following the completed of her PhD at the University of Toronto and the beginning of her teaching at the University of Toronto as well as her research during that period. It was created as part of the University of Toronto Oral History Program.
Item is two interviews at Dr. Allin's home discussing the reasons for her attending University, choosing physics as a discipline and professors or others who had supported and influenced her. It was created as part of the University of Toronto Oral History Program.
Item is a lecture about Aboriginal peoples, their common experience and their seeking of reparations from the governments in their respective countries.