Breakthrough for women's suffrage in the Prairies

Women in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta were the first to achieve the vote in 1916 due to favourable circumstances of the time, the culture of women, and the role of women. The favourable circumstances prior to 1916 were due to World War One's need for workers on the home front. The culture of women on the Prairies led them to be more accepted as equals to men due to their involvement both on the farm and community compared to the rest of Canada. Lastly, due to women having worked in independent roles in the community and at the farm; it gave them the confidence to further their arguments and led to them being more independent of men.
Breakthrough for women's suffrage in the Prairies

Anthony Man Fung Chow

Grade 11

Johnston Height Secondary School
Surrey, British Columbia

I chose this question as I wanted to retrace the steps of how women in Canada first gained the right to vote.

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