WOMEN GET

THE VOTE TEAM

HANNIA MENDOZA MARQUEZ
DIEGO RIVERA VILLANUEVA
HISTORY OF CANADA
The first inhabitants of Canada are known
as Aboriginal or First Nations peoples.
Among them are the Inuit of the north.
These peoples were spread throughout
the territory and possessed unique
cultures and thriving vibrant economies.
The British and French settled there, and
it was, for many years, governed as a
British colony
 WOMAN`S SUFFRAGE
When Canada was formed in 1867, only men could vote in
federal elections. The effort by women to achieve the
right to vote is known as the women’s suffrage
movement. Women’s suffrage groups were first
established in the 1870s in Toronto, led by activists such
as Dr. Emily Stowe,the first Canadian woman to practise
medicine in Canada. Other groups soon formed and
created alliances with international organizations, such
as the Women’s Christian Temperance Union
HOW DID WOMEN GET THE VOTE?

It was a long and close battle. Although white women obtained the federal
vote in 1919, minorities had to wait another 29 years to obtain their voting
rights and the First Nations, for even longer (surprisingly, they obtained the
federal vote, without conditions, in 1960). Along with the suffrage movement,
there was a broader push for women's rights in Canada, which included
wages and employment opportunities and property rights
 The right of women to vote in federal
elections is made official through the Domain
Elections Act, it recognizes all those over 21
years of age, men and women. However,
the law does not include aboriginal peoples
or racial minorities. A year, federal elections
are held in which women can vote and run
for public office. Four candidates are
running, including Agnes MacPhail from
Ontario, who wins as an independent
candidate
 REASONS FOR RESISTANCE TO
WOMEN HAVING THE VOTE
Asumed male superiority
Many religious and
cultural beliefs held
that women were
subordinate to men.
Role in society
Many thought that women
occupied a special role that
included household duties, child
rearing, and being caregivers
and supporters to men. This role
was seen as inconsistent with
politics.
Implied weakness
There was a belief that women
would not contribute to political
life. They were considered too
weak, too easily led, not logical in
their thinking and overly
emotional.
Public versus private domains
There was a belief that men
were better suited to
public life and women
were more suited to
private or domestic life.
Knowledge Family vote
Women were It was assumed wives and
thought to lack the daughters would vote the
same way as their husbands
knowledge essential
and fathers and so provide
to casting an
an unfair advantage.
informed vote.
 WOMEN AND CULTURE
ART AND
CULTURAL CULTURAL
REFORM EXPRESSION
MOVEMENTS
CULTURAL
NORMS SOCIAL
AND INSTITUTIONS
GENDER AND
ROLES EDUCATION
The relationship between
culture and women's
suffrage is complex and
diverse
CULTURAL NORMS AND GENDER CULTURAL REFORM
ROLES MOVEMENTS
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ally h i n d e r e d t h e a d v a n c e m e c ult u r al perceptions abou t w o
e n t o f w o m e n's v o t i n g r i g h t
s b y f a ili n g t o r e c o g n i z e t h e i menandpromotetheide
r a b ili t y t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n p oli a o f g e n d e r e q u ali t y i n all a
t i c al decision-making s p e c t s o f li f e
 SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
AND EDUCATION
It appealed to the cultural and
ethical values of society,
highlighting the importance of
equalit y a n d j u s tic e f o r all
citizens
ART AND CULTURAL
EXPRESSION
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f o r m a tio n a b o u t t h e a r g u m e n
t s in f a v o r o f w o m e n's s u f f r a g
e , b u t als o c a p t u r e d t h e p u blic's
imagination and gene r a t e d e m p a t h
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