Author Archives: Jan Noel

Recollections of Jan Noel from Students and Others

Joshua Bowman I was a student of Professor Noel’s 2017 HIS 326 class (History of Women in Canada) this year, and I can honestly say she is one of the most genuinely compassionate and interesting professors I have ever had the honour of meeting. She began the course by asking the class, “Which history do… Read More »

Joan Simalchik – Retirement Party Speech

I am honoured to be here today offering tribute to Jan Noel’s many contributions to academia, the University of Toronto, and specifically to our department. But this is not without some personal cost – this event has finally punctured my bubble of denial that she really is retiring! Jan’s prize winning historical work centres on… Read More »

Jan Noel – Retirement Party Speech Notes

Attaining the end of an academic career gives time to wonder “What was THAT all about?” Since most of you are still right in the thick of it, I’ll consider that theme BRIEFLY and let you get back home to the article you’re writing that’s two weeks past deadline. That’s still pretty early, for groundbreaking… Read More »

The Oxford Companion to Canadian History

Contributions: “The Temperance Movement”; “New France, Les Femmes Favorisées”. The Oxford Companion to Canadian History (Subscription Required) ENCYCLOPEDIA DESCRIPTION: This is the essential reference title for all those interested in Canadian History. From the Norse to Nunavut, The Oxford Companion to Canadian History provides an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the significant events, issues, institutions, places, and people… Read More »

Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: An International Encyclopedia

Contributions: “Father Chiniquy”; “John Dougall”; “Father Alexis Mailloux.” Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History (Purchase Required) ENCYCLOPEDIA DESCRIPTION: Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: An International Encyclopedia spans the history of alcohol production and consumption from the development of distilled spirits and modern manufacturing and distribution methods to the present. Authoritative and unbiased, it brings together the work… Read More »

Religion, Past and Present

Frances Willard (English Version) (Purchase Required) Frances Willard (German Version) (Purchase Required) Women’s Christian Temperance Union (English Version)Women’s Christian Temperance Union (English Version) Women’s Christian Temperance Union (German Version) (Purchase Required)    

Canadian Encyclopedia

Jeanne Mance ENCYCLOPEDIA DESCRPTION: The Canadian Encyclopedia plays an essential role in providing Canadians and others with accurate, updated information about our people and country. This has been the case even as the Encyclopediahas made the transition from print to CD-ROM, to its present online format. The first edition, led by Publisher Mel Hurtig and Editor-in-Chief James Marsh, was accurately… Read More »