Table of Contents

1: Independence versus partisanship: Dilemmas in the political history of women in English Canada
2: Attitudes and involvement in the general public
3: The higher the fewer: Women's participation in major party organizations
4: Reforming the system: Efforts to increase representation on elite levels
5: Women's organizations in the major parties
6: Comparative perspectives on women and party politics
Epilogue: Prospects for political representation
Appendix: Acknowledgement of informants