| Summary: | Formal curricula, official curriculum documents and recommended resources, are
revised periodically and have the opportunity to reflect feminist scholarship available at
the time of writing. This feminist project analyzes the treatment of women's history in
British Columbia's Social Studies 8-10 Integrated Resource Package 1997, the Social
Studies 11 Integrated Resouces Package 1997, and the History 12 Integrated Resource
Package 1997, all of which are due to be implemented in September, 1999. Informed by
feminist historiography and pedagogy, the above curricula are analyzed using the
following thematic organizers: degree of representation; segregation versus integration;
experience, diversity and voice; and the construction and deconstruction of gender
knowledge. A sampling of recommended learning resources found in the above
Integrated Resource Packages are also examined for their treatment of women's history.
The outcome of the research suggests that while limited gains have been made in the
degree to which women are addressed in the new curricula, the manner of representation
largely reflects her-story approaches that have been considered problematic by most
feminist historians since the mid-1970s. Recommendations for future revisions are also
included.
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