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Tamara Myers is a professor in the Department of History at the University of British Columbia, specializing in Childhood and Youth, Law and Society, Gender and Women's History, and Crime and Delinquency History. She has contributed to the field through her research on youth delinquency and juvenile justice, particularly focusing on women’s gender history. Myers has authored several influential books including 'Caught: Montreal’s Modern Girls Law, 1869-1945' and 'Youth Squad: Policing Children in the Twentieth Century'. As a deputy editor of the Women's History Review and a long-standing member of the Montreal History Group, she has been active in academic circles, presenting her work on various platforms and participating in significant research projects, such as the SSHRC-funded 'The Runaways Project: Street Youth Transformation in Canada from the 1960s to the 1990s'. Her teaching and research interests align with her publications which delve into the intersections of gender, youth, and legal history. Myers has co-edited collections like 'Rethinking Canada: Promise Women’s History' and has published chapters and articles addressing issues such as policing and youth consciousness in historical contexts. With a dedication to highlighting marginalized voices in history, her academic pursuits continue to influence new generations of historians.
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