A day-in-the-life of Clandestine Women War Workers at Casa Loma

Using Feminist Fiction-based Research to Pedagogically Peel Back Layers of Invisibility

Authors

  • Adrienne Kitchin Brock University
  • Nancy Taber Brock University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56105/cjsae.v37i01.5825

Keywords:

Fiction-based Research, Gendered War Work, Feminist Adult Education, Feminism

Abstract

In this article, we discuss the learning processes of our historical feminist fiction-based research which makes visible the often forgotten and essentialized stories of Toronto-based women World War II workers. We describe this gendered war work through the lenses of intersectional feminism and feminist antimilitarism. We detail the power of fiction-based research as feminist methodology and pedagogy, situating it within the sphere of feminist adult education scholarship. We explain our fiction-based research study which resulted in thematic vignettes from a day-in-the-life short story about women war workers involved in a clandestine project at Casa Loma. We conclude with implications of fiction-based research for feminist adult education.

 

Author Biography

Nancy Taber, Brock University

Associate Professor, Faculty of Education

Downloads

Published

2025-10-09

How to Cite

Kitchin, A., & Taber, N. (2025). A day-in-the-life of Clandestine Women War Workers at Casa Loma: Using Feminist Fiction-based Research to Pedagogically Peel Back Layers of Invisibility . Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 37(01). https://doi.org/10.56105/cjsae.v37i01.5825

Most read articles by the same author(s)

1 2 > >>