The country of Canada was slowly growing in population and popularity. The males dominated the industrial, economical, and
financial world, taking over each job position, excluding the role of child nursing. Women were expected to stay home and
care for the young children while their husbands left and worked to bring food to the table. Girls were usually not allowed
to be educated at schools, but on rare occasions, girls did go to school, but only a limited number had that opportunity.
Unfortunately, in Canada, the women population was not considered persons, but more like...things or possessions of the men.
The women could not stay silenced for much longer, actions had to occur and changes needed to be made. Numerous women marched
down the busy streets to protest their rights. A clear example of a right they wanted was the right to vote. Women were capable
of taking care of children; which is said to be one of the hardest jobs on earth, cooking for their husbands and kids, cleaning,
mending and sewing. If they could withstand consecutive days of those activities, it would hardly be any trouble to mark a
ballad very four years. Women in history, such as Nellie McClung, Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Louise McKinney, and
Irene Parlby are all famous women who helped give something back to the women population of Canada by fighting for their human
rights.
This website is devoted to the women suffrage that occurred in Canada many years ago. |
