the women's movement Flashcards
the women’s movement was conservative in wanting to uphold ________________________
British/Christian values for white Canadians
the women’s movement wanted the vote for themselves but wanted to ensure that ______________
minority Canadians did not have it or a voice
what were the two feminist groups?
maternal and equal rights
what was maternal feminism?
want the vote to make sure life within the home would not change (against foreigners, change labour for their children, introduce prohibition)
what was equal rights feminism?
the vote is all that matters
who was Nellie McClung?
a leader in women’s suffrage
in 1916, Nellie McClung campaigned hard to ______________
give women the provincial vote
1916
what did Manitoba’s new Liberal government allow on January 28th, 1916?
gave women the right to vote provincially
1916
where did Nellie McClung move to after Manitoba and why?
Alberta and Saskatchewan to force the vote there
1916
appalled by women’s treatment in gender bias courts, ________ petitioned the Alberta government for __________
Emily Murphy / a separate women’s court
1916
was the separate women’s court granted?
yes
1916
who became the first female magistrate in the Dominion of Canada?
Emily Murphy
1916
what was a magistrate?
a judge
1916
what was Emily Murphy told on her first day as a judge?
she was not eligible to be a judge because “she was not a person” according to the BNA Act
1917
Robert Borden granted ___________
women the vote under the Wartimes Elections Act
1917
what did the Wartime Elections Act allow?
women related to soldiers to vote
1918
May 24th, Robert Borden extends the act and passes the _________________ giving women the right to vote in _________________
Canadian Elections Act / federal elections
1921
__________ won a seat in the Alberta Legislature
Nellie McClung
___________ became Canada’s first woman Member of Parliament as a member of the ____
Agnes Macphail / United Farmers’ Party
who was Agnes Macphail?
a fearless reformer who was reelected 4 times, battling sexism daily
what did Agnes Macphail advocate alone for?
- a national welfare system
- an unemployment insurance
- old age pensions
- divorce rights
- equal rights for women
1927
Emily Murphy was getting tired of claims that she wasn’t a person even though ____________________
the Alberta government had upheld every decision women judges had made
1927
Emily Murphy noted that under section 24 of the BNA Act only ____________ could be appointed to the Senate
“qualified persons”
1927
was Emily Murphy’s request to the Alberta government to appoint a woman accepted or denied?
denied
what was the Persons Case?
the Famous Five challenged the government as to what the word person meant
who were the Famous Five?
Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Irene Parlby, Louise McKinney
1928
the Supreme Court of Canada announced that __________________ and overruled the ____________
women were not legally persons / Alberta ruling
1928
after the ruling was overruled, the Famous Five took their case to __________________
the British Privy Council in London
1929
the British council ruled against _________ and in favour of _____________
Canada / Alberta women were equal to men
how was the British ruling a blow to Canada’s autonomy?
Canada was already struggling to become independent, and the British council had the final say on a Canadian matter
