The book emphasizes the importance of fostering peace and friendship over conflict and destruction, using Hiroshima as a powerful example. It highlights the city's commitment to reconciliation and its efforts to promote a message of hope through sister city diplomacy. The narrative urges readers to reflect on the devastating consequences of war, advocating for a future where dialogue and understanding replace fear and violence.
The book features a comprehensive table of contents that outlines its structure and key topics. It provides a clear roadmap for readers, detailing the chapters and sections covered, which may include various themes or subjects relevant to the overall content. This organized layout allows for easy navigation and helps readers quickly locate specific information or areas of interest within the text.
In Working for the Common Good, Madelyn Holmes details the political policy work of eight social democratic Canadian women and highlights their largely unrecognized struggles and accomplishments. Throughout their political careers, Agnes Macphail, Th�r�se Casgrain, Grace MacInnis, Pauline Jewett, Margaret Mitchell, Lynn McDonald, Audrey McLaughlin and Alexa McDonough worked towards curing society's economic and social ills. They raised their voices for world peace from the 1920s to the 2000s. They were incensed about economic inequality in Canadian society and advocated for policies to reduce poverty. They fought for social justice for Indigenous peoples, Japanese-Canadians, Chinese-Canadians, Muslim-Canadians and the imprisoned. The profiles in this book illustrate the many ways these politicians embraced the cause of gender equality and served as role models for generations of Canadian women.