SOC 2080 Midterm: Midterm Review Terms Chart

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2080
• Professor: Anthony Winson

Document Summary

Explain what he/she/it was and their/its historical significance. The first woman elected to the house of. Commons, one of the two women elected in the ontario legislature, first woman to represent canada internationally as a delegate to the league of nations assembly and sit on its disarmament committee. Political career would take her into provincial politics as an mpp for the ccf and helped build the alliance that became the co-operative commonwealth. Federation (later new democratic party) that finally ended the two-party system. Much of her work was aimed at improving human rights as well as women"s rights; but also penal reform, international peace, and pay equity. Drury, he attempted to change the ufo to a people"s government rather than class government . Incorporating both the urban and rural middle class. This ultimately alienated the base of the government"s support, and particularly the farmers. Ufo organizations led by james morrison, which would withdraw their support from the government.