HIST 203 Lecture : canada since 1867 february 14th.odt
5 Apr 2012
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Nationalist opposed laurier and the notion of a canadian navy. Laurier who was prime minister was trying to appeal to imperialists and nationalists in quebec. The conservatives support british imperialism and do not find that canada is contributing enough to the. They were not being admitted to schools. They could not legally hold property, particularly if they were married. They were also not allowed to vote. Societies were organized under gendered lines, they worked out in separate spheres. Women were private, raise children, take care of the home. Men and women were supposed to be biologically inclined to one sphere or the other. This idea was used to exclude women from public life and was used to exclude women from learning and should not be given the right to vote. Married women could not hold property in quebec until 1964, could not rent an apartment or sign a lease. Many women were content with how the spheres limited their lives.
