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Women's Suffrage in Canada
This timeline showcases the most significant events that occurred in Canada's Women's Suffrage Movement. -
WCTU Women's Suffrage Petition
The Women's Christian Temperance Union beseeched the provincial government to grant women the right to vote. They did this by petitioning them. When it was ignored, a mock parliament was organized. -
Ontario Premier Petitioned
Over four hundred suffragists petitioned James Whitney, the Ontario Premier at that time. This petition carried around 100,000 signatures advocating for women's suffrage. -
The Establishment of the NUWSS
The National Union of Woman Suffrage Societies of Canada was created. -
Women of Saskatchewan Receive Voting Rights
Women of Saskatchewan were granted the right to vote and hold office provincially. -
Women of Ontario are Allowed to Vote
The women of Ontario were granted the right to vote and hold public office. -
Nova Scotia Women Get Vote
The women of Nova Scotia receive voting rights and the ability to hold provincial office. -
Canadian Women are Granted Voting Rights
All female citizens over the age of 21, not excluded by prohibitions, were granted federal voting rights. *provincial women's rights status are inconsequential to this event.
- First Nations Women could not vote unless they gave up their status. -
Women Gain Right to Hold Office
Woman were able to stand for office in the House of Commons. -
First Woman Speaker
Nancy Hodges was named the first woman to be Speaker in the British Commonwealth. -
Equal Rights for Indian Women Association Created
Equal Rights for Indian Women (ERIW) was founded in Québec by Mohawk women’s rights activist Mary Two-Axe Earl. -
First Assembly of the Native Women’s Association of Canada
The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) hits had its first assembly. It aims to achieve equal opportunities for its members.