Author Talk: Ruth Derksen
About this event
The series is convened by Yvonne Mitchell
Author Presenter: Ruth Derksen
Don’t Send Your Daughters to the City: Mennonite Maids in Vancouver
In the early 1930s, young Mennonite women—mostly adolescents—began to arrive in Vancouver seeking work as domestic servants. They had come to Canada as refugees from Russia, having escaped the terror of Stalin’s regime. This presentation chronicles the remarkable stories of these young women and the hundreds who followed them in the following years.
Connect with authors of books you’ve loved and new titles you’ll want to try. In this intermittent series, authors will read from their work, share their experiences, answer your questions, and sign copies. Expect engaging talks on a wide range of good fiction and non-fiction.
Location
Halpern Room
BC
CAN
Category
Lectures & Discussions
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