Women In Society

Question 1

Suffrage

Answer 1

The right to vote in political elections

Question 2

Suffragist

Answer 2

A member of the womens suffrage movement, anybody. Usually using peaceful ways to protest.

Question 3

Suffragette

Answer 3

A women seeking the right to vote through militant protests or illegal acts (riots)

Question 4

Anti-suffragist

Answer 4

Anybody who doesn’t support the women suffrage movement. (Women Stay Home)

Question 5

How long did it take for women to have the right to. Vote

Answer 5

Took from 1916 to 1951
First teh prairies 
Bc and Ontario 
Nova Scotia
Federal suffrage
Yukon and New Brunswick 
PEI
Québec Teh northwest territory (Nunavut is apart)

Question 6

What changed in women rights in teh 1960’s

Answer 6

Asian, black and indigenous women were given the right to vote and joined teh definition of «ALL» women.

Question 7

What did people used to think of men

Answer 7

They were equipped for the public life and were combatant

Question 8

What did people used to think of the women

Answer 8

We’re meant yo be taking care of teh family, stay home and we’re pure and tender

Question 9

What does separate spheres mean

Answer 9

That men and women have separate roles in society

Question 10

What were the restrictions of the Wartime elections?

Answer 10

If you were from a country which Canada was in war with you couldn’t be in Canada

Question 11

What did the Dominion elections pass

Answer 11

Women were allowed to sit in the House of commons and vote but not run for prime minister, president, etc.

Question 12

Who were the famous five

Answer 12

Louise Mckinury
Nella Mcchung
Emily Murphy
Harriet’s Muir Edwards
Irène Partby

Question 13

What did the famous five encounter when trying ti get women elected

Answer 13

Some weren’t recognized as persons

Question 14

How did the famous five accomplish their goal

Answer 14

They went to England House of Commons to argue the persons cause. They recognized that women were persons

Question 15

How were factory owners able to staff their new factories

Answer 15

New immigrants who had no jobs
Less labour was needed since they had machines
People moving to cities -> cheaper labour
People needed to support their families

Question 16

Describe the living conditions of many factory workers and new immigrants

Answer 16

Lack of housing
Dirty water
No sanitation
Multiple families in one room

Question 17

What were some working conditions for factory workers

Answer 17

Unheated 
Unventilated 
Unsafe 
Fired for not being productive (talking too much)
12-14 hours still barely got paid
Beaten up for not being productive

Question 18

Why did owners hire women and children to work in factories

Answer 18

Women needed to support family
They worked for low wages
Children barely get paid, same for women
Children were smaller, could fit into machinery to fix it