How did sexist and racist stereotypes spread in the province of Quebec at the beginning of the last century?
What is the Source?
What is the Story? (Podcast)
Textbooks are often one of the first sources used in a classroom. The use of the book My first book. Reading – writing – counting – education – instruction: a beginners’ manual in Quebec classrooms for nearly 40 years bears witness to this. However, this book contains racist and sexist lessons within it.
To talk about this book, and how it has been used in classrooms, we spoke to historian Catherine Larochelle, author of the book The School of Racism: The Construction of Otherness in Quebec Schools.
How has race along with 'otherness' been depicted historically in Quebec schools? - Catherine Larochelle
Helpful Links
More information here:Additional Archives
Check our other resources here:Racial Segregation of Black Students in Canadian Schools – The Canadian Encylopedia
Blackness, Exclusion, and the Law in the History of Canada’s Public Schools,
Ontario and Québec, 1850–Present – Rachel Zellars