My Country- Women’s Right to Vote in Canada The victory brought pure complacency and joy for Canadian women. It was January 1916, just days after the Manitoba legislate approved a bill that made Manitoba the first province in Canada to give women the right to vote. Other provincial legislates felt outraged, but it was only the beginning of the movement that put the subjection of women’s suffrage to an end. The history of women’s right to vote in Canada tells the tale of perseverance and dedication through minor fights- such as a 1916’s petition of 100,000 people demanding representation of female suffrage in Manitoba, which ultimately led to the 1960’s federal bill that allowed women of all races to vote in Canada.
In 1867, when Canada was officially established, the three basic conditions for becoming an elector in any Canadian province was to be male, be at least twenty one years old, and be a British subject either by birth or naturalization. By 1884, however, most provinces had passed a bill allowing widows or unmarried women to have a limited right to vote in municipal elections. On the contrary, married women were not only unable to vote, but were also unable to own their own property or hold any public offices in most provinces. By this time, many women …show more content…
Despite the oppression from the local Conservative Party, many Manitoban residents- both male and female, started to join McClung’s group. This unmistakably led to the election of the Liberal Party the following term. As soon as the Liberals were elected, the “Political Equality League” presented the government with a formal petition for the representation of women suffrage. The Liberals obliged and in 1916, for the first time in any province, married and unmarried women were allowed to vote freely in provincial
In 1867, when Canada was officially established, the three basic conditions for becoming an elector in any Canadian province was to be male, be at least twenty one years old, and be a British subject either by birth or naturalization. By 1884, however, most provinces had passed a bill allowing widows or unmarried women to have a limited right to vote in municipal elections. On the contrary, married women were not only unable to vote, but were also unable to own their own property or hold any public offices in most provinces. By this time, many women …show more content…
Despite the oppression from the local Conservative Party, many Manitoban residents- both male and female, started to join McClung’s group. This unmistakably led to the election of the Liberal Party the following term. As soon as the Liberals were elected, the “Political Equality League” presented the government with a formal petition for the representation of women suffrage. The Liberals obliged and in 1916, for the first time in any province, married and unmarried women were allowed to vote freely in provincial