HIST 1F96 Lecture : march 5th.docx
Document Summary
Many advocates of white suffrage support women. Asian canadians could not vote till 1940"s. It was extremely difficult for women to promote things because women who had sex were considered to be disloyal. Lessons that we can take from this: women actually achieved a lot without having the right to vote, its possible for women to make advances. Having the right to vote did not translate into progress for women, just because they could vote did not mean that they could have birth control. Today it is not illegal and they are trying to make it free to all women to use by being covered by insurance companies. Economic crisis and social unrest in the 1930"s. Goal: wanted state to step in and assist people who were suffering, when it wasn"t available they stepped in themselves. Many were fighting for social justice but were worried about containing and controlling. Lasted until 1939 when world war 2 began.
