Toronto's Girl Problem : : The Perils and Pleasures of the City, 1880-1930 / / Carolyn Strange.
With the turn of the century came increased industrialization and urbanization, and in Toronto one of the most visible results of this modernization was the influx of young, single women to the city. They came seeking work, independence, and excitement, but they were not to realize these goals witho...
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