Women's Rights in Canada

By hl405

  • Woman Judge

    Suffrage activist Emily Murphy became Canada's first woman judge.

  • Bluebird Nurses in WW1

    The Bluebirds were the first Canadian women to vote; the enfranchisement of women was one of the most dramatic changes brought about by the nurses' overseas service in WW1.

  • Sexual Equality

    In 1925 the federal divorce law was changed to allow a woman to divorce her husband on the same grounds that a man could divorce his wife.

  • Women included

    In 1928, the Canadian women were finally included on the Olympic team for the first time in history.

  • Women are persons--the Famous Five

    Women were declared "persons" under the law and were granted the right to be appointed to the Senate. The victory was the result of an arduous struggle by 5 Alberta women. The 5 famous women are Emily Murphy, Louise McKinney, Nellie McClung, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Irene Parlby.

  • Citizenship

    Canadian women no longer lost their citizenship automatically if they married non-Canadians.

  • Right to Vote

    Aboriginal women obtain the federal right to vote.

  • Shelter

    A women established a shelter for "prostitutes, lesbians, and junkies" in Toronto.

  • RCMP

    In 1974 the RCMP hired it's first woman member, 100 years after in 1874 magazine stated, "Woman's first and only place is in her home."

  • Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

    The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms of 1982 declares equality to women.