Efforts of Women:
During World War I, the number of women working in Canadian industries increased from 570,000 to almost a million. From working in clerical jobs to making munitions, women had proven themselves to be as good as men. However, their pain was not comparable to the struggles soldiers on the frontline had to face. Yes, they were thought of as properties of men and in turn, had faced a considerable amount of sexism and oppression. This however, does not mean that being discriminated against as a women during World War I was equal to the constant risk of death and injury in terms of severeness.
On another note, the support women provided was extremely beneficial to the country and the army. As they planted victory gardens to increase …show more content…
Women making cartridges in a munitions factory during World War I
Suffrage and the Vote:
At the start of 1916, the Women’s suffrage movement began to take form. They first had suffrage in the province of Manitoba on January 28, 1916. However, Asians and Aboriginals still could not have voted.
As of now, six provinces have granted women the right to vote: Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. we can only hope that Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Quebec will join us in the near future.
Many people said that women earned the right to vote by proving themselves to be as good as men in the war. However, this is entirely not the case because suffrage had little to do with women working during the war, and had everything to do with feminists fighting for equality and Robert Borden’s selfish agenda to get more votes under the Wartime Elections Act. Furthermore, suffrage for women should not be thought of as a reward but something they should have received in the first
During World War I, the number of women working in Canadian industries increased from 570,000 to almost a million. From working in clerical jobs to making munitions, women had proven themselves to be as good as men. However, their pain was not comparable to the struggles soldiers on the frontline had to face. Yes, they were thought of as properties of men and in turn, had faced a considerable amount of sexism and oppression. This however, does not mean that being discriminated against as a women during World War I was equal to the constant risk of death and injury in terms of severeness.
On another note, the support women provided was extremely beneficial to the country and the army. As they planted victory gardens to increase …show more content…
Women making cartridges in a munitions factory during World War I
Suffrage and the Vote:
At the start of 1916, the Women’s suffrage movement began to take form. They first had suffrage in the province of Manitoba on January 28, 1916. However, Asians and Aboriginals still could not have voted.
As of now, six provinces have granted women the right to vote: Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. we can only hope that Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Quebec will join us in the near future.
Many people said that women earned the right to vote by proving themselves to be as good as men in the war. However, this is entirely not the case because suffrage had little to do with women working during the war, and had everything to do with feminists fighting for equality and Robert Borden’s selfish agenda to get more votes under the Wartime Elections Act. Furthermore, suffrage for women should not be thought of as a reward but something they should have received in the first