WOMENST 1A03 Lecture 3: Lecture 3 - Part 2
3 Feb 2017
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Beginning in the 1870"s: canadians campaigned for women"s right to vote on equal terms as men, beginning with local government. The first province to grant women the vote was manitoba in 1916. Women were granted the federal right to vote in 1918, marking a significant step towards canada acceptance of what is now considered a universal right. However, asian women were excluded for decades, and indigenous women waited much longer and got voting rights much more recently in the 1950s-60s. The canadian women"s suffrage association was formed in toronto in 1883: the dominion. Women"s enfranchisement association (dwea) was incorporated in 1889. Prominent feminists had a strong connection the the eugenics movement. Dr. emil stowe: endorses strict immigration and eugenic policies. Carrie derick, first female professor in a canadian university, would advocate segregation and sterilization of the feeble-minded , along with restrictive immigration policies for racial purity .
