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The Married Women's Property Act
The Married Women’s Property Act gave married women in Manitoba the same legal rights as men. The act allowed a wife to own her own property separate from that of her husband. In addition, she had control over her own wages and profits, and shared a joint responsibility for their children. -
First Women Elected To Provincial Legislature
The Alberta general election of 1917 was the fourth general for the Province of Alberta, Canada. The election took place due to a need to elect new members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Louise McKinney and Roberta MacAdams from Alberta became the first women elected to a provincial legislature. McKinney was sworn in before that of MacAdams, thus earning the title of the first woman elected to a provincial legislature. -
Military Voter's Act
The Military Voters Act extended the federal vote until the end of the war. This would allow women in the services, nurses in the armed forces and those women who had close relatives in the armed forces of Canada or Great Britain to vote. -
The Dominion Elections Act
The Dominion Elections Act recognizes that every Canadian over 21, male or female, can vote in federal elections. In addition, this act allows women to run for the Parliament of Canada. However, this does not include minorities such as Aboriginal peoples or Asians. -
The Federal Divorce Law
The federal divorce law was changed to allow women to obtain a divorce on the same grounds as men. Divorce was no longer solely based on the grounds of adultery. -
The Person's Case
Emily Murphy invited Irene Parlby, Nellie McClung, Henrietta Muir Edwards and Louise Crummy McKinney, to her house to consider petitioning the Supreme Court for a decision on the question of whether women are persons according to the British North America Act. In time the Famous Five succeeded in having women defined as "persons". -
Canada's Olympic Team Includes Women
In 1928, Canada's Olympic Team included women for the first time. The Summer Olympic Games were located in Amsterdam where women were able to compete in a total of five events:100m, 800m, 4×100 m relay,high jump and discus throw. -
The Female Employees Equal Pay Act
The federal government passed The Female Employees Equal Pay Act . The government created a policy where women were entitled to be paid the same wage as men for similar work. Thus making discrimination in wages on account of sex against the law. -
Bill 16
Bill 16 was passed in Quebec's National Assembly giving married women the same rights as their husbands.This altered the legal status of married women and recognized the legal equality of wives giving them rights to exercise civil and financial responsibilities. They no longer were forced to submit to the control of their husbands. -
Royal Commission on the Status of Women
Prime Minister Lester Pearson established a Royal Commission on the Status of Women. This was a Royal Canadian Commission that examined the statues of women, in addition to recommended steps that may be taken by the federal government to provide more equal opportunities among men and women in all aspects of the Canadian society.
