Timeline: Women rights

Mar 19, 1911

First International Womens Day

Offical womens day on march,19,1911, First started in Germany

Period: Mar 19, 1911 to Jul 1, 2010

Women Rights

Jul 1, 1920

Women in canada get the right to vote

All the women in canada now had the rihgt to vote no matter what

Dec 6, 1921

First women elected in canadian parliment

Agnes Campbell Macphail. She was the only women elected to the canadian parliment when the womwn first had the right to vote in parliament she was the first one.

Jan 25, 1924

First canadian women competes in the olympics

Cecile Eustace Smith, a 15-year-old figure skater, is the first canadian person to ever compete in the olympics for figure skating. She was the only women there to represnt canada

Mar 3, 1929

First Canadian woman delegate attends the League of Nations

Agnes Macphail was sent to genva switerzland

Oct 18, 1929

Women become "PERSONS" in canada

Women were finnaly reconized as people and were allowed to become memembers of the senate

Mar 3, 1941

Women aloud to join the army

Women were now allowed to join the canadian army

Dec 10, 1948

UN General Assembly adopts Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Feb 16, 1967

Canada establishes Royal Commission on the Status of Women

The royal commision was established

Sep 17, 1974

First Women Joined RCMP

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police accept four women recruits only the first femaleswere aloud to join the force.

Mar 8, 1975

Started celebrating international womens day

Womens day is now celebrated on march 8 before it was celebrated on march 19. It can also be called IWD in short form

Mar 3, 1977

Canada adopts human rights act

1977 Parliament adopted the Canadian Human Rights Act, which forbids discrimination on the basis of sex and ensures women equal pay for work of equal value. The Act also created the Canadian Human Rights Commission, to promote knowledge of human rights in Canada and to encourage people to follow principles of equality; to provide a way to resolve individual complaints

Dec 18, 1979

UN General Assembly adopts the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

dopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, is often described as an international bill of rights for women. It has about 30 articles that define discrimination against women.