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- Title
A Hatchet in "Lily-White Hands": The Intricacies of Femininity at Private Girls' Camps in Early Twentieth-Century Ontario.
- Authors
WARNER, ANNE
- Abstract
The article discusses social construction among upper-class white females who attended private girls' camps in Ontario in the 1920s and 1930s. The article examines the daily life and physical activities of the campers and how such camps challenged and accepted early 20th century notions of femininity. The author argues that the establishment of girls' camps both reinforced traditional roles of women yet made progressive strides. The article discusses the Ontario camps Camp Northway, Glen Bernard Camp (GBC), Camp Wapomeo, and Camp Tanamakoon and camp directors such as Fannie Case, Mary Hamilton, and Mary Edgar.
- Subjects
ONTARIO; CANADA; CAMPS for girls; FEMININITY; PHYSICAL activity; GENDER role; SOCIAL role; CASE, Fannie; HAMILTON, Mary; EDGAR, Mary; HISTORY of Ontario, Canada; TWENTIETH century
- Publication
Journal of Sport History, 2012, Vol 39, Issue 3, p507
- ISSN
0094-1700
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5406/jsporthistory.39.3.507