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Paperback Queen of the Maple Leaf: Beauty Contests and Settler Femininity Book

ISBN: 0774864133

ISBN13: 9780774864138

Queen of the Maple Leaf: Beauty Contests and Settler Femininity

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Beauty pageants in early twentieth-century Canada were more than just frivolous spectacles. Queen of the Maple Leaf deftly uncovers how colonial power operated within the pageant circuit. In this astute critical investigation, Patrizia Gentile examines the interplay between local or community-based pageants and more prestigious provincial or national ones. Contests such as Miss War Worker, Miss Black Ontario, and Miss Civil Service often...

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