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Those touched by gun violence have often been important advocates for gun control. Maggie Burtinshaw was one such advocate. In 1973 her son Edward, 20, was killed by a teenager

Shirley Tillotson

Here’s what one kind of objection to state expansion looks like. From World War II. Thread, on why crisis-led state-building isn’t… so bad. In 1943, as soldiers died in combat

should i scan these? #cdnhist #bchist #biggamble okay, will scan and post here over coming days. here is the line-up of whats to come. #bchist #cdnhist and here is the

1/12 Now that #WarJunk is published, it’s time to offer a sneak peek! So let’s talk about one type of war junk…bedframes! THREAD@UBCPress #twitterstorians #WW2 #SWW #ecrchat #materialculture #histtech #envhist

Shirley Tillotson

After the crisis comes the clean-up. There are parallels btwn the postwar years, 1945-52, & today.Now, it’s the CERB. Then, the hastily created mass income tax made a mess more