| Document type | Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Palmer, Bryan D. |
| Publisher | Historica Canada; Toronto |
| Date | 2014 05 21 |
| URL | https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-study-of-working-class-history |
The Canadian worker has been a neglected figure in Canadian history. Workers have contributed in many ways to the development of Canadian society, but the history of working people — their families, communities and work places — has only gradually become part of our view of the past and an important component of understanding how we came to occupy our present. --Introduction