Gorham, Deborah

Deborah Gorham was born in New York, but has lived for many years in Ottawa, Canada, where she is Professor of History at Carleton University and Director of the Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's Studies. She has published numerous articles and books on British and Canadian women's history, including "The Victorian Girl and the Feminine Ideal" (1982), "Up and Doing: Canadian Women and Peace" (1990), co-edited with Janice Williamson, and "Caring and Curing: Historical Perspectives on Women and Healing in Canada" (1994), co-edited with Dianne Dodd.