My sweet canvas by https://padlet.com/matthewm97/djsaswi4htxy Made with charm en-us 2019-03-20 14:16:50 UTC 2026-01-14 08:12:55 UTC hello@padlet.com Seven nurses during the battle of the somme matthewm97 https://padlet.com/matthewm97/djsaswi4htxy/wish/344314012 2019-03-22 17:12:01 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewm97/djsaswi4htxy/wish/344314012 The Five questions I would ask the "Famous Five" matthewm97 https://padlet.com/matthewm97/djsaswi4htxy/wish/344341895 1. What was the hardest part in getting women rights 
2. How did you feel when the supreme court first ruled that women were not considered "persons" 
3. How did you feel when the privy council ruled that women are consider persons 
4. How did you all find about eachother 
5. After women were given rights did you still feel discriminated against]]> 2019-03-22 18:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewm97/djsaswi4htxy/wish/344341895 Top 10 things I learned from just reading matthewm97 https://padlet.com/matthewm97/djsaswi4htxy/wish/347257112 1. Canada was 1.5 billion dollars in debt after the war 
2. Orchestras refused to play German music 
3. Canada raised over 1.2 billion from public funding during the war
4. 39,000 women worked as Nurses, In munition factories, Royal air force and the civil service
5. The war united English speaking Canadians
6. Mothers got paid if there husbands were at war depending on how many kids they had and what age they were
7. Canadian Propaganda urged Canadian women to encourage their husbands to enlist 
8.Children were encouraged to buy "Thrift stamps" and could trade it in for interest if they bought 16
9.To support the war effort farmers increased there annual sales by almost 800% 
10. Riot's broke out in french canada due to mandatory conscription being passed. ]]> 2019-04-01 16:04:33 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewm97/djsaswi4htxy/wish/347257112 Halifax explosion matthewm97 https://padlet.com/matthewm97/djsaswi4htxy/wish/351032382 Yesterday, December 6 1917 there was an explosion near Halifax's Victoria school of art and design completely destroying it and leaving over 20,00 Canadians homeless

The explosion is said to be caused by The Norwegian vessel SS collided with Mont bloc, A french cargo ship Killing almost 2,000 Canadians in the blast and blinding or injuring countless others, leaving many homeless and unable to work.

” Suddenly the explosion went off. …I was thinking that I was going down in deep holes all the time. Somebody said that would be almost like an unconsciousness.”
Said Barbra Orr, a survivor or th Halifax explosion suffering only minor injures. Canada will never forget this dark day, And may those who have fallen be remembered and honored by their loved ones. Halifax is in desperate need of volunteers to help rebuild and repair this broken city, all our welcome to donate or support families during these times.]]> 2019-04-12 03:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewm97/djsaswi4htxy/wish/351032382