Chapter 1.9: Role of Women Flashcards
1
Q
How were women treated in the 19th century?
A
No legal rights, always had to be under guardian of a father or husband, could not vote, considered legally incapable like children
2
Q
How were french Catholic women differently treated than anglophones?
A
Subject to hostility due to being poorer and less educated
3
Q
Which university first accepts women into its program?
A
McGill faculty of arts
4
Q
What did women’s religious orders of the 19th century provide?
A
Education, hospital care, charitable work
