1. WOMEN’S ROLES IN CANADA DURING THE 1920S
Towards independence and personal rights

2. continuity

3. WOMAN’S PRINCIPLE ROLE
A woman was a ___________________________
She was expected to raise the family and maintain the household
Married women expected to _________________
New consumer products should have made women’s lives easier at home…instead women were expected to maintain a higher standard of cleanliness!

4. Women at work
Single women can have careers, but __________ opportunities…once you marry you stay home
Most job opportunities at this time were “___________” professions: nursing, teaching, secretaries, telephone operators, sales clerks, housemaids, cooks
Women earned ______ than men at the same job

5. Women in politics ___________ government was dominated by males
Most ______________ governments were male- dominated
Agnes Macphail was the only woman in the H of C until 1935!

6. change

7. Public life
There was the growing notion of a “__________________”: women could work (public sphere) and run the home (private sphere)
Taking on new jobs such as factory workers, politicians, athletes
Having a voice/impact on public policy
________________________
Women as “_________” under the law

8. The ________________ movement
Women were instrumental in prohibition
Women saw the use and abuse of alcohol give rise to __________________

9. The suffrage movement

10. ________________ - right to vote
________________ - a woman fighting for the vote
Gaining the provincial vote:
Pioneer provinces were Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, BC, and Ontario
Soon followed by Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, and Newfoundland
Women in Quebec didn’t earn the vote until ______!
Gaining the federal vote
Sept 1917 – select women gained the vote under the Wartime Elections Act
May 1918 – all women over _____ could vote according to the Canada Elections Act

11. __________________ – first woman elected to the House of Commons 1921
Agnes Macphail was the only woman in the H of C until 1935!
___________________ – first female senator 1930

12. The Famous Five Nellie McClung Louise McKinney Irene Parlby
Henrietta Muir Edwards
Emily Murphy

13. THE PERSON’S CASE 1929
Read “You’re Not Even a Person” and answer the accompanying questions
1. Who was the fundamental leader of the Persons’ Case?
2. Until 1929, women were not considered ‘persons’ in law. What did this mean for women?
3. What victory did women win on October 18, 1929?
Heritage Minute – The Person’s Case

14. The Famous 5 were named honourary senators in October 2009

15. Historical significance
Prominence at the time
Was it noticed at the time as having importance?
How long did the change exist or operate
Consequences
How deeply felt/profound was the impact? Did it result in dramatic or minor changes?
How widespread was the impact? Were many people or geographical areas affected?
How long lasting were the effects? Were they short lived? Did the event change the direction of subsequent events?
Subsequent Profile
Has it been memorialized in popular culture?
Do historians focus on it as an important event?
Has it achieved iconic status within a group/society?