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Ontario women
Women with property, married or single, have the right to vote for school trustees. -
The British Matrimonial Causes Act
Is this act helped woman get out of marriages, if they believe their partner have compited adultery. -
Owning Land
Women of marriage can own property in Canada but could not sell it without primson from their husband. -
Dr. Emily Stowe
Dr. Stowe (1831 - 1903) graduates in medicine in New York stare University. Canadian university would not expert her. Dr. Stowe started the Toronto Women's Literacy Club. (was a suffrage group) -
Canadian Confederation.
The three rules for being a elector: being male, being of age 21 or older, and being a British subject by birth. Was in place in 1867 to 1884. -
Manitoba's Act Respecting Married Women
A woman is allowed to keep ownership of her property, but anything money she makes has to go to her husband. the only way out of this is if he is seen as cruel or insane. then the money goes towards the children if any. -
The Women's Christian Temperance Union
Was founded by Frances Willard (1839- 1898) and Annie Turner Wittenmyer (1827-1900) the temperance union in Owen Sound, Ontario. -
Dr. Jennie Trout
Dr. Trout (1841-1921) was the first woman in Canada to become a licensed medical doctor. She the only one until the 1880 when Emily Stowe finish the schooling. -
Grace Annie Lockhart
Was the first woman to graded with a degree. she was enrolled in Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick in 1847. Graduated with a degree Bachelor in Science and English Literature. -
To be a person or not to be a person
A British common law ruling said "women are persons in matters pains and penalties, but are not persons in matters rights and privileges." -
Shoemaker Strike
The better half of the strikes of the working women went in Toronto. Women shoemakers strike for union recognition and better wages. The wanted equal pay for equal work. -
Icelandic Women
Women in Iceland are allowed to vote. Margret Benedictsson (1866-1956) was leader of the Canadian Icelandic women to start the first suffrage movement in the west. -
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Ten years of Bills
Bills for the provincial enfranchisement of women are introduced into the legislatures of Ontario, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, and Quebec. All were turned down. -
The National Council of Women
The National council of Women of Canada was created at a meeting in Toronto with 1500 women in attendance. -
The North West Territories
The North West Territories allows unmarried women to vote in municipal elections. -
Adelaide Hoodless
Wanted better health and nutrition education for women. She founded the first Women's Institute to instruct women in farm and household management in the 1897. Adelaide also founded the Victorian Order of Nurses. -
The married Women's Property Act
The Act gives married women the same legal capacity as men in Manitoba. Before the Act was put in place the woman lost all her rights. After the Act was in place, a wife to be her own property separately from her husband. she had control of her own wages and profits. She is also responsible for support of the children. -
The Married Women's Property Act
The Act gives married women in Prince Edward Island the same legal right in matters of property as men. -
The being of the movement
Emmeline Pankhurst with her daughters Christable and Sylvia founded the Women's Social and Political Union. They were know for hungry strikes. -
The Married Women's Property Act
The Act give the same right legal to married women as men in Saskatchewan. -
Saskatchewan Deserted Wives' Maintenance Act
With the Act in place requires husbands to pay support if they leave their wives or force them to leave. -
The Manitoba Illegitimate Children's Act
The Act allowed an unwed mother to bring court action to the father of the child to pay for support and expenses. -
Cat and Mouse Act
The Prisoners' Temporary Discharge for Ill health Act was enacted. The nickname given to it was the Cat and Mouse Act. Was needed when the suffragettes went on hunger strikes and become to ill to be in primes and were releved to go home. So when they are better they could be arrested again. -
Women's Parliament
Nellie McClung (1873-1956) hold a mock Parliament where the men had to beg for the right to vote. -
Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchwan
Was the first provinces to give the vote to the women. -
Wages
Alberta is the first province to adopt minimum wage law for women. -
The Dower Act
The Act was passed in Alberta providing that homestead meaning a wife has a life insterest cannot be disposed of without her ok. -
British Columbia
Win the vote. -
Ontario
Was the fifth province to grant women the vote. -
Nova Scotia
Granted the right to vote. -
New Brunswick
Grant the vote to woman in 1919 -
Prince Edward Island
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The Federal Divorce Law
The law was changed to allowing women for the first time to obtain a divorce on the same grounds as a man. -
Newfoundland
Women are granted the vote. -
The Famous Five
Emily Murphy, Irene Parlby, Nellie McClung, Henrietta Muir Edwards, and Louise Crummy McKinney have become the famous five. They take the "person" case to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in England. The courts overturns the ruling of Canadian Supreme Court's and recognizes Canadian women as persons in the eyes of the law. -
Quebec
Grant the right to vote. -
The Federal Elections Act.
The act includes that the race is not exclude a person from voting in federal elections. -
Wages in Saskatchewan
Equal pay legislation is passed. -
Credits
https://www.gov.mb.ca/msw/vote/index.html
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/m/article/temperance-movement/
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/m/article/suffrage/
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/m/article/nellie-letitia-mcclung/
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/m/exhibit/womens-suffrage-in-manitoba/