Essay On Women's Rights In Canada

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There was women’s rights advancement in WWI as women were granted to vote in Canada, but in New Zealand, Australia, Finland and Norway the gave the women the right to vote before WWI and Denmark, Iceland, Holland and Sweden all gave the women the right to vote during WWI, but they were not involved with it
At the end of the war Russia, Germany and the U.S gave women the right to vote, but it took France and Italy until 1945 to grant that right
The women’s peace party was formed during WWI. They had their first international meeting in Netherlands in 1915. 1136 women from 150 organizations from 12 countries attended
Women enlisted into Auxiliary Corps where they drove trucks, repaired engines and did the administration and supply work During the war major feminists started to support
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The famous 5 helped raised awareness and in 1917 all women related to a soldier could vote
3000 Nurses served in the military

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Many women helped during the war and about 25,00 women were sent to Europe for a Enturepenual basis.
Many women on the war front entertained the

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