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Mill Girls: The Newfoundland Women Who Transformed Canada's Industrial Heartland

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Availability:In StockContributor:Heather BarrettPublish date:9/15/2025Pages:220
Language:EnglishPublisher:Boulder BooksISBN-13:9781989417614ISBN-10:1989417612UPC:9781989417614Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Women, Canada, MilitaryBook Topic:CanadaWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCA6T8J672

Mill Girls: The Newfoundland Women Who Transformed Canada's Industrial Heartland

Join Heather Barrett on an extraordinary journey as she uncovers the mystery of the Mill Girls. Using humor, drama, and heartwarming tales, their story illuminates the 1940's exodus of young single women from the then country of Newfoundland to Cambridge, an industrial city in Ontario.

The Mill Girls invaded Canada like a tidal wave, transforming the demographics, culture and economics of a...

Language:EnglishPublisher:Boulder BooksISBN-13:9781989417614ISBN-10:1989417612UPC:9781989417614Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Women, Canada, MilitaryBook Topic:CanadaWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCA6T8J672

Heather Barrett is a journalist and storyteller, and an international award winning radio documentary producer. She is also a long-time producer and host with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, based in St. John's. In 2023 she co-authored a previous book, Black Harbour: Slavery and the Forgotten Histories of Black People in Newfoundland and Labrador.


Publisher: Boulder Books

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Heather Barrett

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