Demeter Press is a
not-for-profit
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feminist
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academic publisher
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headquartered in
Ontario
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, Canada. Founded in 2006 by
Andrea O'Reilly Andrea O'Reilly (born 1961) is a writer on women's issues and currently a Professor in the School of Women's Studies at York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Career
O'Reilly founded the Association for Research on Mothering (ARM) at York Un ...
, it focuses on the topic of
motherhood
]
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and is partnered with the
MIRCI, Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (MIRCI), formerly the Association for Research on Mothering at
York University
York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,0 ...
. It is named in honour of the goddess
Demeter
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Demeter (; Attic: ''Dēmḗtēr'' ; Doric: ''Dāmā́tēr'') is the Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over crops, grains, food, and the fertility of the earth. Although s ...
.
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External links
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Book publishing companies of Canada
Feminist organizations in Canada
Publishing companies established in 2006