Women's Rights & Social Change · 1900s-Present
The Suffrage Movement
Students examine the Canadian women's suffrage movement and the uneven path to voting rights.
Key Questions
- 1Who were the leaders of the Canadian suffrage movement?
- 2Why did some women gain the right to vote before others?
- 3When did all Canadian women finally gain the right to vote?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Canada, 1914–1929 - Grade 10ON: Social, Economic, and Political Context - Grade 10
Grade: Grade 10
Subject: Canadian Studies
Unit: Women's Rights & Social Change
Period: 1900s-Present
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