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In World War 1, when men went off to war, more women started working the jobs of men. They worked in factories to create weapons, offices, retail stores, and farms. The Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) employed around 2,800 women. These women were called the “Nursing Sisters” and faced danger daily.

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First women to earn the right to vote 1916

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First women to earn the right to vote 1916

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When women earned the right to vote in 1916, it was earned by the women's suffrage campaign. It had become official, and the law allowed white women the luxury to vote in federal elections. With that being said Even with this, feminism still remained high in certain parts of Canada. Women that had different ethnicities were still denied the opportunity to vote.

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The Women Suffrage campaign started in 1917, it was a campaign that went on for years. It started to address more important issues of equality and justice for women. This suffrage campaign was advocated by mostly white women because Asian and Indigenous women had resistance for basic human rights. This campaign was also believed to improve Canada.

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Women started working more in 1920 since the labour force had increased. Women would work feminine jobs such as librarians and clerks along with male jobs. Women’s salary for when they worked male jobs would be 50-60% of their pay.

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First First women to be elected to the House of Commons 1921

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First First women to be elected to the House of Commons 1921

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Agnes Macpahil was the first woman to be elected to the House of Commons in 1921. This was when a law was created allowing women to run for parliament. She was an activist and the founding member of the Elizabeth Fry Society. This was a significant step forward for women’s equal rights in Canada.

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Maternity leave was implemented in Canada in 1921, which allowed new mothers to take a restricted leave of absence. Making it illegal to get fired for having a child. There was then the Maternity Protection Act established in British Columbia.

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The Persons Case was enabled in 1927, and gave women the opportunity to advocate in both the House of Commons and the Senate. In 1928, women were declared as “persons” under the law. The case was created by the Famous Five, who were a group of well known Canadian female activists.

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Canadian women participated in Olympics 1928

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Canadian women participated in Olympics 1928

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Cecile Eustace Smith was a 15-year-old figure skater who became Canada’s first female Olympic representative, in 1924 the winter Olympics. After her, 7 Canadian women competed in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics and the country came in sixth place overall in the medal count. Despite these victories, women found it difficult to participate in sports and to be honoured red for their athletic skills.

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Women’s suffrage was a campaign that had women fighting for justice and equality. This campaign was the cause for white women to get the right to vote. Through their campaigning, the consequence meant they were able to win themselves a right to vote in political elections, while Asian and Indigenous women that lived in Canada still suffered unwillingness to basic human rights, including voting. The suffrage movement for the women who could vote was known to endorse better lives for women and children.

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When the war started it showed continuity for women and how they were called to work as nurses, since it was a female job but was still dangerous. They were women working as nurses, but not quite as much as when the war had started. During WWI, the change was women had to go overseas and out of their homes in Canada to work as nurses. Many women got pushed to work close to the front lines in hospitals, onboard hospital ships, and with field ambulance units in battle zones. This shows how more got to work outside of their homes.

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