HIST 1253 Lecture Notes - Consumerism, Grace Annie Lockhart, Clara Brett Martin

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Women and public life: influences on women"s increasing ability to participate in society and politics: Gives women more time, as they no longer have to make clothing, make food, etc. Family sizes birth rates were quite high, on average 7-8 children in. 1925 whereas in the late 1900s it was only 3-4 kids: fewer kids for the women to look after. Working class children could afford to put children in schools: such as nb with their schools act: mandatory schooling for certain ages. Men were still in charge man of the house , mostly involved in politics, etc. Clearly still a trend to the subordination of women in early 20th century canada. Women are still not welcome in the political system. If women left the house, they were only to do so for charity work through their church. For the most part women find themselves earning much lower wages than men even if they have the exact same jobs.

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