In 1964, social worker Bridget Moran attracted widespread attention and the wrath of the BC government with her open letter to Premier W.A.C. Bennett, charging the welfare department with gross neglect in addressing the problems of the province's needy. This very public dispute formed a small part of Bridget Moran's "little rebellion" against a system she felt did not, and does not, respond to the needs of those it was designed to help. "A Little Rebellion" is a moving portrait of a fiery and outspoken woman whose ongoing ...
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In 1964, social worker Bridget Moran attracted widespread attention and the wrath of the BC government with her open letter to Premier W.A.C. Bennett, charging the welfare department with gross neglect in addressing the problems of the province's needy. This very public dispute formed a small part of Bridget Moran's "little rebellion" against a system she felt did not, and does not, respond to the needs of those it was designed to help. "A Little Rebellion" is a moving portrait of a fiery and outspoken woman whose ongoing activism is inspired by a deeply-felt desire for social and political justice. Now in its 5th printing.
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Good. 0889782520. 148 pages. "Part history, part autobiography, this book is a moving portrait of a fiery and outspoken woman driven by a deeply-felt desire for social and political justice. Author attracted wide-spread media attention with her open letter to Premier W.A.C. Bennett, charging the provincial welfare department with gross neglect."-from back cover. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Nice copy.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Moran, Bridget A Little Rebellion Social Workers Biography Service History 148 pages. "Part history, part autobiography, this book is a moving portrait of a fiery and outspoken woman driven by a deeply-felt desire for social and political justice. Aut.
