Human Rights Of Women In The 1920's
that we should not be proud of Canada’s History in respect to Human Rights of women since the 1914, as the government was reluctant to grant women their rights, despite the numerous times they tried. Although working conditions and laws for education for women had improved, significant changes were not to be seen until the late 1950’s. Women worked really hard to receive the title as “Persons”, and women were not treated equal to men in several aspects. Add concluding sentence.
An issue women struggled on during the 1920’s was that their working conditions and education rights were not given much importance. After World War One, women were asked to quit their jobs as the men needed to return to their workplaces. At these times, …show more content…
This was the main cause women had to go through several other challenges and struggles. Agnes Macphail, one of the Famous Five members, worked hard to become the first woman ever to sit in the House of Commons. She ran for Member of Parliament in 1921. Macphail was asked to resign by her party, when an old farmer commented, “What! Are there no men left in South-East grey?” (The Canadian Encyclopedia). This comment caused a lot of problems, but she refused to resign, and later won the election and stepped into the House of Commons in March 1922. The ‘Famous Five’, a group of women activists, assembled and initiated the case for women. They strived for several years since 1916, until they succeeded in 1929. On October 18, 1929, the Famous Five went to the British Privy Council and reversed the Supreme Court’s decision, that women are not considered “persons”. (The Canadian Encyclopedia). The Famous Five, and many organizations of women since the First World War contributed to the success of women being in Parliament today. Now, the Canadian Parliament has an equal number of men and women in the Cabinet (Global …show more content…
They strived to get their education and work rights, be considered ‘Persons’ and be allowed to have a seat in the House of Commons, and finally to be treated equivalent to men. In order to receive all these rights, they fought for more than a hundred years. We should be proud of the women who still continue to stand up for their rights no matter what, rather than the Canadian government’s history with respect to the Human Rights of
An issue women struggled on during the 1920’s was that their working conditions and education rights were not given much importance. After World War One, women were asked to quit their jobs as the men needed to return to their workplaces. At these times, …show more content…
This was the main cause women had to go through several other challenges and struggles. Agnes Macphail, one of the Famous Five members, worked hard to become the first woman ever to sit in the House of Commons. She ran for Member of Parliament in 1921. Macphail was asked to resign by her party, when an old farmer commented, “What! Are there no men left in South-East grey?” (The Canadian Encyclopedia). This comment caused a lot of problems, but she refused to resign, and later won the election and stepped into the House of Commons in March 1922. The ‘Famous Five’, a group of women activists, assembled and initiated the case for women. They strived for several years since 1916, until they succeeded in 1929. On October 18, 1929, the Famous Five went to the British Privy Council and reversed the Supreme Court’s decision, that women are not considered “persons”. (The Canadian Encyclopedia). The Famous Five, and many organizations of women since the First World War contributed to the success of women being in Parliament today. Now, the Canadian Parliament has an equal number of men and women in the Cabinet (Global …show more content…
They strived to get their education and work rights, be considered ‘Persons’ and be allowed to have a seat in the House of Commons, and finally to be treated equivalent to men. In order to receive all these rights, they fought for more than a hundred years. We should be proud of the women who still continue to stand up for their rights no matter what, rather than the Canadian government’s history with respect to the Human Rights of