Shirley Tillotson, Dalhousie University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Dalhousie University profile.

Canadian history Taxation history Charities and philanthropy Gender and sexuality Social movements Nova Scotia

Latest papers

A History of Canadian Income Tax. Volume 1: The Income War Tax Act 1917–1948. Colin Campbell and Robert Raizenne
Canadian Historical Review · 2024 · first author
MacDonald, Heidi E. We Shall Persist. Women and the Vote in the Atlantic Provinces (Vancouver, UBC Press, 2023), 300 p.
Revue d histoire de l Amérique française · 2024 · first author
Medicare’s Histories: Origins, Omissions, and Opportunities in Canada. Esyllt W. Jones, James Hanley, and Delia Gavrus
Canadian Historical Review · 2023 · first author

All 59 publications

Latest funding

Studies in the cultural history of taxation in Canada
SSHRC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$88,000
Charitable fundraising and the origins of the welfare state in Canada, 1916-1969
SSHRC · 1997 · Principal investigator
$14,775

All 2 grants and awards

59 publications.

01

A History of Canadian Income Tax. Volume 1: The Income War Tax Act 1917–1948. Colin Campbell and Robert Raizenne

Shirley Tillotson

Canadian Historical Review2024First author

DOI: 10.3138/chr.105.1.rev7

02

MacDonald, Heidi E. We Shall Persist. Women and the Vote in the Atlantic Provinces (Vancouver, UBC Press, 2023), 300 p.

Shirley Tillotson

Revue d histoire de l Amérique française2024First authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.7202/1115883ar

03

Medicare’s Histories: Origins, Omissions, and Opportunities in Canada. Esyllt W. Jones, James Hanley, and Delia Gavrus

Shirley Tillotson

Canadian Historical Review2023First author

DOI: 10.3138/chr.104.1.rev09

04

Importing the Plantation: The Greater Caribbean Trade and Loyalist Nova Scotia’s Public Revenue, 1789–1835

Shirley Tillotson

Journal of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society20221 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.7202/1106047ar

05

Becoming Useful

Shirley Tillotson

Canadian Historical Review2022First author

DOI: 10.3138/chr-2022-0013

06

Policy Forum: Crisis, Cleanup, and the Prospect of Long-Term Fiscal Change

Shirley Tillotson

Canadian Tax Journal/Revue fiscale canadienne2021First authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.32721/ctj.2020.68.4.pf.tillotson

07

Community and Expertise in Canadian Democracy since 1920

Shirley Tillotson

McGill-Queen's University Press eBooks2021First author

DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv1z7kjww.16

08

Community and Expertise in Canadian Democracy since 1920

Shirley Tillotson

McGill-Queen's University Press eBooks2021First author

DOI: 10.1515/9780228009948-014

09

Policy Forum: Crisis, Cleanup, and the Prospect of Long-Term Fiscal Change

Shirley Tillotson

SSRN Electronic Journal2021First authorOpen Access

10

How History Helps Us Think about the Politics of Tax Fairness

Shirley Tillotson

McGill-Queen's University Press eBooks2020First author

DOI: 10.1515/9780228002598-009

Studies in the cultural history of taxation in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Tillotson, Shirley M.

Keywords: taxation; history; Canada; political culture

$88,000

Charitable fundraising and the origins of the welfare state in Canada, 1916-1969

Principal investigatorSSHRC1997Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Tillotson, Shirley

Keywords: Charitable fundraising; public-private relations in welfare; social politics

$14,775

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Department of History
Noveltechethics
Other History
Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies
Department of Sociology
Social History

Co-authors at Dalhousie University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Wendy Mitchinson

Department of History

1 shared papers, latest 2000

Françoise Baylis

Noveltechethics

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Mariana Valverde

Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies

1 shared papers, latest 2000

Norene Pupo

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 1991

Paul Lovejoy

Social History

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Nancy Mandell

Department of Sociology

1 shared papers, latest 1991

Harvey Whitfield

Other History

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Jocelyn Létourneau

Prix Et Distinctions

1 shared papers, latest 2000

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Canadian history Dear Professor Tillotson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "A History of Canadian Income Tax. Volume 1: The Income War Tax Act 1917–1948. Colin Campbell and Robert Raizenne" (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]