Ep. 4 - Consequences of Confederation - Gender, Sexuality, and the Criminal Code
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Episode Four - Gender, Sexuality, and the Criminal Code
This episode features History Professors Kathryn McPherson and Jennifer Stephen of Toronto’s York University as they examine Canada’s position on the abortion debate and women’s rights.
Consequences of Confederation is a 5-part video series featuring historians from York University. It explores a selection of outcomes of the 1867 British North America Act, the agreement among British colonies to form a new nation-state in North America.
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