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Mock Women's Parliment
This mock parliment was held by Nellie McClung to question whether men should be allowed to vote.Nellie McClung played the Premier, Sir Rodmond Roblin, in the mock Women's Parliament organized by the Canadian Women's Press Club to show the absurdity of the arguments of those opposed to giving the vote to women. -
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Canadian Gender Issues in the 1900s
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Women win the right to vote in Manitoba
It was through Nellie McClung's efforts that Manitoba became the first province to give women the right t vote and to run for public office. -
Nellie McClung elected to Alberta Legislature
IN 1921, Nellie McClung was elected to the Alberta Legislatve Assembly as an opposition Liberal for the riding of Edmonton. McClung was defeated in1926 -
Women were declared persons under the BNA Act
Nellie McClung was one of the "Famous Five" in the Persons Case which established the status of women as persons under the British North America (BNA) Act. -
Nellie McClung on the CBC Board of Governors
Nellie McClung was the first woman member of the CBC Board of Governers. -
Royal Canadian Air Force (Women's Division)
Royal Canadian Air Force (Women’s Division) created in 1941. -
Canadian Women's Army Corps authorized
- Canadian Women’s Army Corps created in 1941
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Women aged 20-24 registered to meet labour shortages.
In 1942, all women who were born in 1918 to 1922 (20-24 years old at the time) were registered by Ottawa into the Selective Service to meet any labour shortages . -
WRCNS created
The Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service was created in 1942. -
439000 women in service sectors of Canadian economy
In 1943-1944, around 439000 women in the service sectors of Canadian economy. Of those women, 261,000 worked in the munitions industries and did work that is usually considered men`s work. Women worked in shipyards and in smelter at Sudbury, making up around 30% of the workforce in the Canadian aircraft industry. Other women worked at home or in farms, and combined this with other volunteer work in Red Cross or military canteens. They organized many salvage drives and helped make package -
Women begin serving in the military
By 1945, around 4480 nurses served in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. The Royal Canadian Air Force recruited 14 female medical female officers. 45,423 women entered the wartime forces in total. -
The 3 women's military services were disbanded
The 3 women’s services were disbanded in 1946. -
The reserve elements of the three services starts recruiting women
In 1951 the reserve elements started recruiting women, but in smaller numbers than the 3000 that was functioning then in the air force -
The Pill is created
The Pill: created by George Pincus in 1959 to help with menstrual pain. Started being used as a birth control pill in the 1960s -
The amount of women in the regular service decreased to around 900
By 1966, the amount of women in the regular service decreased to around 900 due to:
• Reduction in size of Canadian forces
• Automation in trades controlled by women
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Quebec includes sexual orientation in its Human Rights Code
Quebec includes sexual orientation in its Human Rights Code, making it the first province in Canada to pass a homosexual civil rights law. The law makes it illegal to discriminate against gays in housing and employment. By 2001, all provinces and territories decide to do this except Alberta, PEI, and the Northwest Territories. -
Federal government lifts country's ban on homosexuals in military
The federal court lifts the country's bans on homosexuals in the military, which let gays and lesbians serve in the armed forces. -
Ontario is the first province to allow same-sex couples to adopt
Ontario is the first province to make it legal for same-sex couples to adopt children. British Columbia, Alberta, and Nova Scotia also do this, and other provinces are looking into this. -
Federal government adds sexual orientation to Canadian Human Rights Aft
the Canadian government passes Bill C-33, which declares that "seuxal orientation" is added to the Canadian Human Rights Act. -
Same-sex couples allowed same benefits and obligations as common-law couples
The Supreme Court of Canada rules that same-sex couples should have the same privileges as common-law couples and equal access to benefits from social programs.
