POLS 1400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Cairine Wilson, Roberta Macadams, Agnes Macphail
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Gender refers to the behavioral, cultural or psychological traits associated with one"s sex. As women became conscious of their fundamental difference from men in the political system, they began to emphasize gender politics and the politics of recognition. Feminist movement argued that the traditional male definition of politics was too narrow. Before 1900, women had to fight for educational and occupational rights, such as admission to universities and to medical/legal professions. This battle was led by the first prominent feminist, dr. emily stowe, who in 1880 was the first to practice medicine in canada. Women later demanded the right to make contract and to own property, and increasingly began to work in factories and offices. Manitoba, alberta and saskatchewan extended the right to vote in provincial elections to women in 1916; ontario and british columbia followed suit a year later; and all the jurisdictions except quebec and the northwest territories shortly afterward.