Penney Kome
Encyclopedia
Penney Kome is a Canadian
author and journalist, editor of Straight Goods
, a Canadian independent online newsmagazine.
in 1948, immigrated to Canada in 1968.
She has published six books: Somebody Has To Do It: Whose Work Is Housework? (McClelland & Stewart, 1982); The Taking of Twenty-Eight: Women Challenge the Constitution (Women's Press, 1983); Women of Influence: Canadian Women and Politics (Doubleday Canada, 1985); Peace: a Dream Unfolding (lavishly illustrated coffee table book, co-edited with Patrick Crean; published by Sierra Club Books
in the US and Lester & Orpen, Dennys in Canada, 1986); Every Voice Counts: A Canadian Woman's Guide to Initiating Political Action (Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women, 1989); and Wounded Workers: The Politics of Musculoskeletal Injuries (University of Toronto Press, 1998). Wrote the "Woman's Place"
column in Homemaker's Magazine (circulation about 1 million) from 1976 to 1988.
She is also the former President of the Bain Apartment Co-operative, Inc (1982-83) and former National Chair of The Writers Union of Canada (2003-2004). Awards include the Toronto Women of Distinction Award for Communications (1987) and the Robertine Barry Prize for Feminist Journalism (1984).
Professor Sylvia Bashevkin wrote:
"Penney Kome's contributions to research on Canadian women are numerous and varied, beginning with her books on housework (Somebody Has to do It) and the constitution (The Taking of Twenty-Eight), and continuing through her most recent study of the political process. Women of Influence offers a valuable introduction to women's history from the suffragist period through the present; it is full of useful information as well as lively anecdotes, and is easily accessible to general readers."
Of Wounded Workers, the Canadian Labour Congress [www.clc-ctc.ca/] director of Occupational Health and Safety, Dave Bennett, wrote:
"Penney Kome has produced a wide-ranging and well researched account of the epidemic of musculoskeletal injury among workers in North America, an epidemic little known to the general public...This will be the best guide to musculo-skeletal injury for years to come...."
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author and journalist, editor of Straight Goods
Straight Goods
Straight Goods is a Canadian online news magazine, usually publishing about twenty new stories every week. Publisher Ish Theilheimer founded it in 1999, with the support of about thirty shareholders.Its first edition went online in January 2000....
, a Canadian independent online newsmagazine.
Overview
Kome was born in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
in 1948, immigrated to Canada in 1968.
She has published six books: Somebody Has To Do It: Whose Work Is Housework? (McClelland & Stewart, 1982); The Taking of Twenty-Eight: Women Challenge the Constitution (Women's Press, 1983); Women of Influence: Canadian Women and Politics (Doubleday Canada, 1985); Peace: a Dream Unfolding (lavishly illustrated coffee table book, co-edited with Patrick Crean; published by Sierra Club Books
Sierra Club Books
Sierra Club Books is the publishing division of the Sierra Club, founded in 1960 by then Sierra Club President David Brower. Volumes intended for club members had been published prior to 1960. In addition, books under their name had been published before 1960, but done through already established...
in the US and Lester & Orpen, Dennys in Canada, 1986); Every Voice Counts: A Canadian Woman's Guide to Initiating Political Action (Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women, 1989); and Wounded Workers: The Politics of Musculoskeletal Injuries (University of Toronto Press, 1998). Wrote the "Woman's Place"
column in Homemaker's Magazine (circulation about 1 million) from 1976 to 1988.
She is also the former President of the Bain Apartment Co-operative, Inc (1982-83) and former National Chair of The Writers Union of Canada (2003-2004). Awards include the Toronto Women of Distinction Award for Communications (1987) and the Robertine Barry Prize for Feminist Journalism (1984).
Commentary
Of Women of Influence, University of TorontoUniversity of Toronto
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Professor Sylvia Bashevkin wrote:
"Penney Kome's contributions to research on Canadian women are numerous and varied, beginning with her books on housework (Somebody Has to do It) and the constitution (The Taking of Twenty-Eight), and continuing through her most recent study of the political process. Women of Influence offers a valuable introduction to women's history from the suffragist period through the present; it is full of useful information as well as lively anecdotes, and is easily accessible to general readers."
Of Wounded Workers, the Canadian Labour Congress [www.clc-ctc.ca/] director of Occupational Health and Safety, Dave Bennett, wrote:
"Penney Kome has produced a wide-ranging and well researched account of the epidemic of musculoskeletal injury among workers in North America, an epidemic little known to the general public...This will be the best guide to musculo-skeletal injury for years to come...."