WGST 1808 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mary Ann Shadd, George Klippert, Emily Murphy

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Women's and Gender Studies
• Course: WGST 1808
• Professor: Debra Graham

Document Summary

Mary ann shadd cary (1823-1893) the (cid:494)wave(cid:495) narrative fails to make visible the people who exist outside the mainstream. If you are not western, you tend to be left out of the story. This woman was born in the states and was free as a black woman. She took care of children and wrote the first newspaper by a woman in canada. She moved back to the states and went to university (she graduated when she was sixty). She was also the first black woman to vote in the states. Heterosexuality was assumed (it was illegal to be gay). She tried to get into government, but she was not allowed to because she was female. Focus reform rather than revolution (petitioning, lobbying and private. Organizations women(cid:495)s labour league (cid:523)(cid:883)9(cid:884)4(cid:524), national council of women now(cid:524). The canadian women(cid:495)s movements were very creative and calm. Working girls they were in factories and they were starting to date.