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Viola Desmond (+1)
Viola Desmond was a Canadian bussiness woman. (Bingham para 1) In 1946, Desmond went to Roseland Theatre. The ticket seller refused to give Desmond a ticket to main floor seating. (Bingham para 8) Despite this, she sat in the main seats, causing her to getting arrested. (Bingham para 9) She changed Canadas sense of identity, as it was wrong to discriminate against a race. This proved to have a positive impact in Canada's acceptance of people as they are more accepting now than before. -
Women’s roles in society (-1)
In the 1950s, post WWII, women had a role in society. They were typically seen as people working at home, being pretty and a background character; not very significant to the family. (Fidai) It was beleived that women who were moms that put too much pressure on sons would become homosexual. ("Gendered roles after the wars" para 5) This changed the way how women lived at that time; without much choice as they either got paid less at work or just worked as a housewife. -
Marilyn Bell (+2)
Marilyn Bell was the first person to swim across Lake Ontario. ("Marilyn Bell" para 1). She was uninvited to a challenge where Chadwick and Leuzler had to swim the lake. (Klein para 3) After almost 21 hours of swimming, Bell finished, her competitors given up. (Zarum para 6). This was a significant event in the history of Canadian women's sports, changing sense of identity (Bell was a national hero), social climate (sports), and relations with other countries (American Chadwick did not win). -
Women’s rights (+ 1)
In 1970, the commissions report found laws and policies against women. In finding so, the federal government implemented over 80% of the recommendations in the report. The Vancouver Status of Women was a active social movement inspired by the report, becoming on of the biggest movements in the country. ("Womens Rights" para 3) This changed how Canada progressed forwards with less discrimination and Canadian identity, where women now felt more accepted. -
Doris Anderson
Doris anderson was the editor of Chatelaine and was a important supporter of women. (Pedersen para 1) In 1981, she resigned from the advisory council, charging the government intervening impromperly. This was a inspiration for other women to join Ad Hoc Conference on the status of Women. (Perdersen para 3) Doris Anderson changed the status of Women in Canada at this time, changing their sense of identity positivley while doing so.