Item is the first part of a symposium on women in engineering that hopes to describe and provide concrete suggests on how to improve the experience of women working in the engineering field.
File consists of a covering letter for potential interviewees detailing Ainley's background, previous research and the "Critical Turning Points" research. File also contains blank interview consent forms.
File consists of thank-you letters sent to "Critical Turning Points" interview participants.
File consists of meeting minutes from "Critical Turning Points" meetings; statistical data on female engineers in Canada between 1941 and 1991; a midterm report from the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science at Concordia University; a course description for "Teaching Gender and Science to Engineering Students"; and notes on "Critical Turning Points" interviewees.
File consists of Rosamund Anne Hyde's thesis for her Master of Applied Science from the Department of Engineering at the University of Victoria, entitled, "Maybe That Would Be All Right: Seeking Just Goals in Engineering Formation" and Deborah George's dissertation for her Doctor of Philosophy from the Department of Psychology at the University of Victoria, entitled, "Values and Participation in the Physical Sciences and Engineering: A Comparative Study."
File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1983.
File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1982.
File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1987.
File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1977.
File consists of cue cards with notes about the "Critical Turning Points" interviews, thematic analyses of responses and summaries of answers to interview questions.
File consists of lists of potential interviewees with graduation dates circled; census data on women in engineering in Canada from 1941-1991; statistical data from the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE) on women in different engineering fields; and a copy of the "Critical Turning Points" project description with Ainley's notes on it.
File consists of bound conference proceedings from "The Women, Gender and Science Question," a conference held at the University of Minnesota from May 10-12, 1995.
File consists of correspondence between Ainley and IIona Schaulfer; short biographies of Monique Frize and Elsie Gregory MacGill; and a description of Alison Bowe's research project on female engineering graduates from Queen's University with an attached list of Ainley's "Critical Turning Points" project files.
File consists of a consent form and transcript for an interview with Erika Korbely conducted for Ainley's "Critical Turning Points" research.
File consists of a consent form, transcript, summary and audio recording from an interview with Marg Latham conducted for Ainley's "Critical Turning Points" research. File also contains Latham's business card.
File consists of a consent form, transcript and audio recording from an interview with Laura McCormack conducted for Ainley's "Critical Turning Points" research. File also contains McCormack's resume.
File consists of a transcript, transcript summary and audio recording from an interview conducted for Ainley's "Critical Turning Points" research.
Item is two interviews, one of which is with Alive V. Payne and one of which is with Andrea von Schoening, by Rai Brown for Ainley's "Critical Turning Points" research.
Item is an interview with Gill Pichler by Jenny Fry for Ainley's "Critical Turning Points" research.
File consists of a consent form, transcript, transcript summary and audio recording from an interview with Clare Raska conducted for Ainley's "Critical Turning Points" research.
Item is two interviews by Jenny Fry for Ainley's "Critical turning Points" research.
File consists of a consent form, resume and transcript from an interview conducted for Ainley's "Critical Turning Points" research. File also includes a slide and photographic print of the interviewee with their engineering class in which the interviewee is seated in the centre of the front row.
Item is an interview by Jenny Fry for Ainley's "Critical Turning Points" research.
Item is an interview with Marlene Chow by Jenny Fry for Ainley's "Critical Turning Points" research.
File consists of a consent form, transcript, transcript summary and audio recording from an interview with Beth Currie conducted for Ainley's "Critical Turning Points" research. File also contains Currie's resume and a business card.
File consists of a consent form and audio recording from an interview with Colleen Ackermann conducted for Ainley's "Critical Turning Points" research.
Item is an interview with Barbara Howes by Jenny Fry for Ainley's "Critical Turning Points" research.
Item is the first part of an interview with Sharlie Huffman by Jenny Fry for Ainley's "Critical Turning Points" research.
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 records concerning the Canadian Committee on Women in Engineering including correspondence, meeting minutes, and other documents.
Subseries consists of Dr. Ainley's requests for funding for a variety of projects throughout her career. Most of Ainley's research was funded through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grants but she also applied for funding from other sources. These research projects include "First Nations Women and Environmental Knowledge in Northern North America - A Preliminary Investigation," "Biographical Research on Women Scientists in Canada," "Women and Scientific Work in Canada, 1890-1960," "Engendering Science: Twelve Biographies," "Women and Scientific Work in Canada. III. "Women's Work in Government and Industry, 1890-1990," "Engendering Canadian Scientists," and her research on Mabel McIntosh. Not all of these projects were accepted and funded. Subseries predominately consists of grant application forms and correspondence with granting agencies.
File consists of records regarding Dr. Ainley's application for the Women and Work Strategic Grant and grant renewal through Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). File includes correspondence, application forms, and handwritten notes regarding these applications.
File consists of grant application and information on Dr. Ainley's grant for her research on "Women and Scientific Work in Canada, 1890-1960." File includes application forms, correspondence, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) application guide, and reports.
File consists of correspondence (largely through email) regarding Dr. Ainley's Request for Funding from the Child Welfare Research Centre and related records.
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 a research assistant's notebook with notes from meetings about research and research planning.
File consists of catalogue records for and excerpts and articles about the history of Aboriginal peoples, ethnobotany and Aboriginal and a schedule from the Fifth North American Fur Trade Conference.
File consists of catalogue records and excerpts from articles about Aboriginal painting, weaving, carving, knitting and other arts.
File contains material about Molly Brant. It consists of an article, correspondence containing summary information, a catalogue record and a chronology.
File consists of notes on manuscripts written by Ainley's research assistants and a bibliography of publications about contact between First Nations and Western peoples.
File contains material about Martha Louise Black. It consists of correspondence, a newspaper article, a catalogue record, printouts of finding aids and a bibliography from the Yukon Archives.
File contains material about and by Charlotte Selina Bompas. It consists of notes on Bompas, catalogue records for publications about Bompas, a photocopy of Bompas's memoirs, search results for archival material and excerpts from publications on Bompas.
File contains material about Catharine Jeremie. It consists of genealogical website printouts with the birth and death dates of Jeremie and some of her ancestors.
File contains material about Elizabeth Simcoe. It consists of photocopies of excerpts from publications and archival material with catalogue records attached, a bibliography and notes.
File contains material about Catharine Parr Traill. It consists of a photocopy of an excerpt from an article, entitled, "'The Only Thing Like Civilized Life': Transplanted women and their New World Gardens" and printouts from a subsite within the National Library and Archives Canada website about Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill.
File contains material about Marie Battiste. It consists of a printout of an online curriculum vitae, catalogues records for publications by Battisite, notes on publications by Battiste and a description for a conference presentation by Battiste
File contains material by and about Anna Leighton. It consists of excerpts from articles and illustrations by Leighton, descriptions of projects, a bibliography, a catalogue record and a conference description.
File contains material by and about Nancy Turner. It consists of printouts of catalogue records and search results, bibliographies, a printout of curriculum vitae, a biography, descriptions of publications and excerpts from publications.
File contains a catalogue record and two articles by Wendy Wickwire, "To See Ourselves as the Other's other: Nlaka'pamux Contact Narratives" and "Women in Ethnography: The Research of James A. Teit."
File consists of a paper and accompanying notes delivered at a history seminar at Canterbury University on March 16, 2001. The paper is entitled "Re-exploration: Gender, science and environment in 19th and 20th century Canada, Australia, and New Zealand."