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ABOUT "In Her Own Right: Selected Essays on the History of Women's History in B.C.", edited by Barbara K. Latham and Cathy Kess (https://www.cathyconverse.com/). Designed and produced by Val Mieras. Published by Camosun College, Victoria, BC, 1980. Financial assistance for this publication was provided by: The British Columbia Heritage Trust, The British Columbia Women Writers Educational Society, The Canadian Studies Project of the Association of Canadian Community Colleges, Camosun College, and the Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation. RIGHTS INFORMATION All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means without permission in writing from the editors. SUMMARY "In Her Own Right" is a selection of historical biographies and stories of pioneering women whose actions helped forge the direction of British Columbia from its settler beginnings. Although this early work focuses on women from various settler communities, their stories are an important part in the understanding of British Columbia as a province, for its growth and direction have been made up of the combined efforts of women from numerous cultures.