Fonds 10-107 - Constance Backhouse fonds

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Constance Backhouse fonds

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CA ON0034 10-107

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1.3 m of textual records
21 prints
20 negatives
2 objects

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(February 19, 1952-)

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Constance Backhouse is a Distinguished Professor, University Research Chair in the Faculty of Law, and Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at the University of Ottawa. She graduated from York University, Osgoode Hall Law School, and Harvard University before teaching at the University of Western Ontario. At Western University, Backhouse and several female colleagues helped set up a Caucus on Women's Issues in an attempt to implement affirmative action initiatives. Along with several faculty colleagues, Backhouse published what was known as the, "Chilly Climate Report," which led to a book-length work and the widely distributed video, “The Chilly Climate for Women in Colleges and Universities.”

In 2000, Constance Backhouse began teaching at the University of Ottawa where her research and teaching specialize in Canadian legal history as well as sex and race discrimination in law. Constance Backhouse’s numerous monograph-length published works are written in an accessible narrative and are focused on discrimination and the legal history of gender and race in Canada. Several of these works have received literary prizes, including “Petticoats and Prejudice: Women and Law in Nineteenth-Century Canada,” and “Colour-Coded: A Legal History of Racism in Canada, 1900-1950.”

Throughout her career, Constance Backhouse has received awards and honours such as the Killam Prize in Social Sciences, the David W. Mundell Medal and the Social Science & Humanities Research Council of Canada Gold Medal, the Order of Ontario, the Order of Canada, the Governor General of Canada Person’s Medal, the Molson Prize in Social Sciences and the Osgoode Hall Law School Alumni Gold Key for Achievement.

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Constance Backhouse est professeur émérite, titulaire d'une chaire de recherche universitaire à la faculté de droit et directrice du Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de l'homme de l'Université d'Ottawa. Elle est diplômée de l'université York, de la Osgoode Hall Law School et de l'université Harvard avant d'enseigner à l'université de Western Ontario. À l'université Western, Mme Backhouse et plusieurs collègues féminines ont participé à la mise en place d'un caucus sur les questions relatives aux femmes dans le but de mettre en œuvre des initiatives d'action positive. Avec plusieurs collègues de la faculté, Constance Backhouse a publié ce qui était connu sous le nom de "Chilly Climate Report" (rapport sur le climat glacial), qui a donné lieu à un ouvrage et à la vidéo largement diffusée "The Chilly Climate for Women in Colleges and Universities" (le climat glacial pour les femmes dans les universités et les établissements d'enseignement supérieur).

En 2000, Constance Backhouse a commencé à enseigner à l'Université d'Ottawa où ses recherches et son enseignement se spécialisent dans l'histoire juridique canadienne ainsi que dans la discrimination sexuelle et raciale en droit. Les nombreuses monographies publiées par Constance Backhouse sont rédigées dans un style accessible et portent sur la discrimination et l'histoire juridique du sexe et de la race au Canada. Plusieurs de ces ouvrages ont reçu des prix littéraires, notamment "Petticoats and Prejudice : Women and Law in Nineteenth-Century Canada" et "Colour-Coded : Une histoire juridique du racisme au Canada, 1900-1950".

Tout au long de sa carrière, Constance Backhouse a reçu des prix et des distinctions tels que le prix Killam en sciences sociales, la médaille David W. Mundell et la médaille d'or du Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada, l'Ordre de l'Ontario, l'Ordre du Canada, la médaille du Gouverneur général, le prix Molson en sciences sociales et la Osgoode Hall Law School Alumni Gold Key for Achievement.

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The fonds contains notes created by Constance Backhouse while researching the legal history of women in Canada and racism within the legal system. The materials were likely created during Backhouse's creation of monograph-length published works.

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This fonds consists of background materials acquired by Constance Backhouse in the course of her research. The material within the finding aid represents a sampling of all the records generated by Constance Backhouse, consisting mostly of photocopied court cases, articles, and statutes. The attached digital object (textual record) consists of the original file listing inventory for the Constance Backhouse fonds.

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