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Women's Parliament
- On January 28 1914, Nellie McClung and the Political Equality League stage a mock "Women’s Parliament" in the "Walker Theatre" in Winnipeg.
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Society's View of Women
During the 1914s, society expected wives to be obedient and subservient to their husbands. -
First women appointed in the Canadian army
- Nurse Elizabeth Smellie is the first woman appointed Colonel in the Canadian Army, becoming head of the Canadian Army Nursing Corps.
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Franchise
On January 29, Manitoba is the first province to extend the franchise to women. -
Women are given to vote
In April, British Columbia women are given the vote. -
The right to vote
-On April 26, Nova Scotia women are given the right to vote and hold public office. -
Women's Franchise
-On May 24, The Women’s Franchise Act is passed federally. -
vote
On April 17, the women of New Brunswick are given the right to vote in provincial elections. -
Federal electoral law
The Federal electoral law is amended. The Dominion Elections Act recognizes that every eligible Canadian over 21, male or female, can vote in federal elections. This does not, however, include Aboriginal peoples, Inuit or anyone barred from a provincial voters' list including Asians and Hindus. -
First eleted women to the house of commons
Agnes Macphail was the first woman elected to the House of Commons. -
Divorce law
The federal divorce law in changes, allowing women for the first time to obtain a divorce on the same grounds as men. -
Judicial Committee
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in England overturns the decision of the Supreme Court "Persons" case, and women were 'eligible to be summoned to and become members of the Senate of Canada' (October 18). 1934 - The Department of Justice decides that women can hold this position, but the first such appointment did not come until 1974 when the Honourable Pauline McGibbon became Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. -
Votting
1940 - Women gain the right to vote and run for office in Quebec provincial elections. -
First women cabinet in Canadian history
- Prime Minister John Diefenbaker names Ellen Fairclough Secretary of State, the first woman cabinet minister in Canadian history.
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Equal Conditions
- Royal Commission on the Status of Women recommends changes to the military to create equal conditions for all.
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Rosemary Brown
Rosemary Brown became the first black women elected to provincial office in Canada. She was an MLA in B.C. for 14 years. Also, Monique Begin was elected to House of Commons from Quebec and Pauline McGibbon was appointed Lieutenant-governor in Ontario, the first for any province. -
Rosemary Brown runs the leadership of a federal party
Rosemary Brown was the first woman to run for the leadership of a federal party, losing the NDP leadership to Ed Broadbent on the fourth ballot. -
Portfolio of the status of women
The federal government creates the cabinet portfolio of Minister Responsible for the Status of Women. -
Sexual/Rape laws
Rape laws broadened to sexual assault laws; for the first time makes it a criminal offence for a man to rape his wife. In Ontario, police directed by the Attorney General to lay charges in domestic violence cases. The Canadian Human Rights Act prohibits sexual harassment in workplaces under federal jurisdiction. -
Audrey McLaughlin
First female leader of a federal political party with sitting members - NDP
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Labour force
52.6% of women aged 15 years and older were part of the labour force. -
Refugee guidlines
Canada’s refugee guidelines changed to included women facing gender-related persecution. -
Michaelle Jean
Michaelle Jean, award winning journalist and broadcaster is invested as Canada's 27th and first Afro-Caribbean Governor General.
