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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 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 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 Helen Hogg, an astronomer, 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 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 Irene Spry, a former economist and professor at the University of Ottawa, describes her family, early life, education and professional career.

Item consists of recordings of music by Saami people.

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 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."

Item is a profile of Dr. William Rowan, a former zoology professor at the University of Alberta.

File consists of handwritten notes on lined paper and cue cards as well as photocopied research materials and newspaper on Canadian universities.

File consists of drafts and related correspondence regarding Ainley's work "Gendered Careers: Women Science Educators at Anglo-Canadian Universities."

File consists of possible peer reviews of Ainley's book on "Creating complicated lives: women and science at English-Canadian universities, 1880-1980."

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 several of Ainley's chapters and articles during the publication process with related email correspondence. Some articles have edits and annotations.

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 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 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 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 two audio cassettes from a symposium on women and engineering in 1991.

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 Ainley's ethics approval form for the University of Northern British Columbia to which the description of "Critical Turning Points" submitted to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) is attached.

File consists of the description of and budget for "Critical Turning Points" submitted to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

File consists of correspondence relating to questions to be asked to interview participants; requests for information about women engineers; and other material providing background information on the demographics of engineering from professional and university alumni associations.

File consists of edited draft copies of the covering letters, questions to be asked to interviewees and Alison Bowe's covering letter for the questionnaire sent to female engineering graduates from Queen's University.

File consists of correspondence between Ainley and her research assistant, Jenny Fry, relating to interview requests; responses to Ainley's interview requests; notes; and envelopes marked, "return to sender."

File consists of thank-you letters sent to "Critical Turning Points" interview participants.

File consists of lists of information about interviewees interviewed by Ainley's research assistant, Jenny Fry.

File consists of a paper presented at the 6th Interdisciplinary Congress on Women in Adelaide, Australia in 1996 by Rajendra Prasad Jaiswal, entitled, "Sex Discrimination and Status of Women in Science and Engineering Professions in India"; an annotated article entitled, "On Occupation" by Andrews D. Carson; an article by Jeanne Inch and Monqiue Frize, entitled, "In Their Own Words: Stories by women engineers about themselves"; and a pamphlet from the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology.

File consists of reports and articles with demographic information about women in engineering and recommendations for increasing the amount of women in engineering.

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 tables, reports and other sources containing demographic information on female engineers in Canada; conference proceedings from the 9th Kingston Conference of the Canadian Science Technology Historical Association in Kingston, Ontario for Ainley's presentation, "Traditional Knowledge, Gender and the 'Spread of Western Science,' - a Reappraisal of Basalla's model"; correspondence relating to "Critical Turning Points"; and a list of the contents of Ainley's "Critical Turning Points" project files.

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 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 correspondence from Ainley to Peta Tancred; memoranda and minutes for "Critical Turning Points" meetings; an article by Tancred and Gretchen G. Schirmer, entitled, "Women's Participation within Male Parameters: The Official Presence of Women in Engineering Associations"; 1941-1991 census data on women in engineering; and an excerpt on engineering from "the History of Higher Education in Canada" by Robin S. Harris.

File consists of a photocopy of access to information legislation from Quebec; brochures and pamphlets on female engineers in Quebec; photocopies of archival material relating to the employment and education of women in Quebec; and paper and electronic transcripts from interviews conducted with female engineers in Quebec.

Item is an interview with Michelle Otis, a needs analysis consultant with Groupe Valorex, that discusses the development of her career.

File consists of lists of contact information about potential interviewees, some of which contain short biographies; correspondence relating to interviews; notes; a budget report for "Critical Turning Points"; and a blank copy of the questionnaire sent to female engineering graduates from Queen's University by Alison Bowe.

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 1984.

File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1985.

File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1986.

File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1978.

File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1979.

File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1980.

File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1981.

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 1988.