Social 30: Women’s Suffrage

Using assorted references, ideas below, answer the following questions:

  • Why was progress so slow in achieving universal suffrage?
    • Why were the suffrage campaigns in Québec so different from the rest of Canada?
    • What were some of the difficulties faced by the organizations and groups promoting women’s suffrage?
    • Who was excluded from the suffrage campaigns?
    -What possible reasons exist for regional differences in women
    achieving the right to vote.

THEN, read about Indigenous voting rights, and make any relevant connections.

https://electionsanddemocracy.ca/voting-rights-through-time-0/brief-history-federal-voting-rights-canada

https://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/voting/right-to-vote-of-quebec-women.php

https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/collection/womens-suffrage-in-canada

Women’s Suffrage In Canada Timeline

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/first-nations-right-to-vote-granted-50-years-ago-1.899354

My Famous 5 handouts are found here: https://kylemcintosh.ca/social-30-famous-five-handouts/

Mr. McIntosh

Teacher - Humanities

In a typical year I teach a range of courses from elementary to high school. I am our school's Social Studies specialist, teaching high school social, as well as a member of the PE team.

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