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Rebecca Beausaert

Rebecca Beausaert is an adjunct professor in the Department of History, University of Guelph, and co-founder and co-director of the “What Canada Ate” website.

Pursuing Play

Women’s Leisure in Small-Town Ontario, 1870–1914

Rebecca Beausaert (Author)

In telling the story of what small-town women did for fun while navigating social hierarchies, nurturing ties of kinship and friendship, and advancing community development, Pursuing Play adds a new dimension to Canadian histories of gender, leisure, and popular culture.