Wendy Priesnitz

Wendy Priesnitz

Wendy Priesnitz is a Canadian alternative education and environmental advocate. She was leader of the Green Party of Canada from July 1996 to January 1997, when she abruptly resigned.

She is known for her advocacy of homeschooling/unschooling and home-based/green business. She founded the Canadian Alliance of Home Schoolers in 1979, and is the author of numerous books on homeschooling. Since 1976, she has co-owned and edited [http://www.naturallifemagazine.com "Natural Life",] an award-winning sustainable lifestyles magazine. In 2002, she founded [http://www.lifelearningmagazine.com "Life Learning Magazine"] , which she owns and edits. She is listed in "Canadian Who's Who" and "Who's Who of Canadian Women".

Works

*cite book
last = Priesnitz
first = Wendy
authorlink =
coauthors =
year = 2000
title = Challenging Assumptions in Education
publisher = The Alternate Press
id = ISBN 0-920118-05-4

*cite book
last = Priesnitz
first = Wendy
authorlink =
coauthors =
year = 1996
title = Bringing It Home - A Home Business Start-Up Guide for You and Your Family
publisher = The Alternate Press
id = ISBN 0-920118-99-2

*cite book
last = Priesnitz
first = Wendy
authorlink =
coauthors = Heidi Priesnitz
year = 1993
title = The Natural Life Cookbook
publisher = The Alternate Press
id = ISBN 0-920118-17-8

*cite book
last = Priesnitz
first = Wendy
authorlink =
coauthors =
year = 1991
title = The House Where I Grew Up
publisher = The Alternate Press
id = ISBN 0-920118-03-8

*cite book
last = Priesnitz
first = Wendy
authorlink =
coauthors =
year = 1990
title = Markham: Canada's community of the future : a contemporary portrait
publisher = Windsor Publications, in co-operation with the Markham Board of Trade
id = ISBN 0-89781-327-8

*cite book
last = Priesnitz
first = Wendy
authorlink =
coauthors =
year = 1987
title = School Free - The Homeschooling Handbook
publisher = The Alternate Press
id = ISBN 0-920118-04-6

*cite book
last = Priesnitz
first = Wendy
authorlink =
coauthors =
year = 1976
title = Summer love, winter fires
publisher = The Alternate Press
id = ISBN 0-920118-00-3

External links

* [http://www.lifemedia.ca/wendy/bio.html Biography of Wendy Priesnitz]
* [http://www.lifemedia.ca/ Life Media]


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