Canadian Women and World War II
Searching for Reference Books?
Canadian Encyclopedia: “Wartime Home Front”
Searching for Books?
Books about the Canadian Women’s Corps
Biographies of Canadian War Brides
Books about Canadian women, 1939-1945 – Home and abroad
Other titles
Equal to the Challenge: an anthology of Women’s Experiences during World War II
Searching for Magazine, Journal and Newspaper Articles?
Using Information Databases, you will find articles published in magazines, newspapers and academic journals that you can’t find using the Internet. All our databases are listed on our website but we recommend you try the ones below first.
*If you are using a computer that isn’t in the library, you’ll be asked to type in your library card number.
CBCA or Canadian Reference Centre
- Use the “advanced search” button
- Try “Canadian” or “Canada”, “women “,”world war II”, or “second world war”
Here are links to 2 great articles in CBCA and in the Canadian Reference Centre.
See all Information Databases.
What are Information Databases?
There are microfilmed copies of Chatelaine Magazine and the London Free Press, published during the war, located at the Central Library. These are an excellent primary source of material for your research.
Recommended Websites
On Every Front: Canadian Women in the Second World War
National Film Board
Film excerpts, photo archives and an article by a specialist
“One Hundred Years of Labour Force” in Canadian Social Trends – Summer 2000
