Gorham, Deborah

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GORHAM, Deborah

GORHAM, Deborah. American, b. 1937. Genres: Women's studies and issues. Career: Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, assistant professor, 1969-78, associate professor, 1978-88, professor of history, 1988-2002, professor emeritus, 2002-, member of management committee of Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's Studies, 1987-90, 2000-01, director of institute, 1994-97. Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH, scholar-inresidence, 1979; Stanford University, affiliated scholar with Center for Research on Women and Gender, 1991-92; University of California-Berkeley, affiliated scholar with Beatrice M. Bain Research Group, 1991-92. Speaker at educational institutions and to community groups. Publications: The Victorian Girl and the Feminine Ideal, 1982; Women's Work in Historical Perspective: Parts 1 and 2 (videoscript), 1988; Vera Brittain: A Feminist Life, 1996. EDITOR: (with J. Williamson) Up and Doing: Canadian Women and Peace, 1990; Women's Experience (series), 1990-91; (with D. Dodd, and contrib.) Caring and Curing: Historical Perspectives on Women and Healing in Canada, 1994. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals. Address: 234 Daly Ave., Ottawa, ON, Canada K1N 6G2. Online address: [email protected]