In 1916, women in Manitoba secured the right to vote in provincial elections. This was a milestone in the fight for women’s legal and political equality. Answer the questions below to learn more about the complex history of women’s voting rights.1. Women who fought for the right to vote at the beginning of the 20th century were known as .women’s libberssuffragettesanarchists2. According to The Canadian Encyclopedia, voting rights were granted to Canadian women “in a sporadic fashion.” What does this phrase mean?at irregular intervalsvery late in historyreluctantly or grudgingly3. In the first half of the 19th century, the law granted certain property owners the right to vote, regardless of their gender. Some women were therefore to vote, until the law was changed to expressly exclude them.illegibleeligibleillimitable4. Emily Howard Stowe, one of the first female doctors in Canada, established the Toronto Women’s Literary Club in 1876. A synonym for doctor is .physicistphysicianphilanthropist5. In the 1890s, the leaders of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union supported voting rights for women because they believed that prohibition could be achieved only if women were able to vote. What does the term prohibition refer to?a ban on the sale of alcoholthe right of married men to refuse military servicegender equality6. In the late 19th and early 20th century, several mock parliaments were held to promote, and raise funds for, women’s right to vote. What is a mock parliament?a luncheona public auctiona simulation7. In 1917, the federal government passed the Wartime Elections Act, which granted certain women the right to vote. This was done in an effort to increase the number of voters likely to support conscription. What does the word conscription mean?compulsory enlistment in military servicethe right of women to serve in the armed forcesa ban on alcohol8. In 1929, Great Britain’s Judicial Committee of the Privy Council that women were “persons,” which meant they could be appointed to the Senate.eludedconcludedprecluded9. Thérèse Casgrain spearheaded the suffragette movement in Quebec. A synonym of spearheaded is .ledviolently opposedremained neutral in10. The word suffragist means:anyone who fought for the universal right to voteanyone who suffersmen who fought for women’s right to vote
