did the 1920's roar for women in canada
strides that women made by 1917
-more working outside home
-familiar jobs like secretarial, clerks, typists, factory workers
-35,000 worked in munitions factories
-women were allowed to go to university
-less domestic jobs, more clerical jobs
what was still a problem for women during this time and immediately after war
-were paid a lot less than men (50-80% less)
-after war feared losing their jobs
-after war a lot of cutbacks and layoffs
-not as many jobs available to them
how did the depression in the 1930's impact women
-forced them back into domestic service
-because of layoffs (even in the garment industries)
milestones for women in 1920's
-maternity leave (bc 1921)
-had jobs (17.7% in 1921, mostly in offices)
-public nurses, free dental and medical care for children (1921 alberta)
-nellie mcclung has a position in government in 1921
-1928 women on olympic team
-1928 1st woman braodcaster anne baxter
-became people by law (persons act 1927-29)
-could vote (1922 pei 1925 new foundland)
what was the persons case 1927-29
-women were dclared people by law
-could join the senate
what were some rules in teachers contracts in 1923 (miss lottie jones)
-cant be married
-has to be at home from 3pm to 6 am
-cant go to ice cream parlours
-no makeup, cigarettes, drinking, men
how did womens roles change
-more valued
-considered people
-allowed them to do more of the things men did
-still very restricted though but better
do rules for teachers relate to role of teacher or something else
-something else
-relate to restrictions society had for women
-attitudes towards women that were different than men
what about flappers shocked conservative people
did things that until then had been unacceptable for women:
-cut their hair short (bobs)
-wore makeup
-wore short dresses without waistlines
-lifestyle (drank, smoked, danced, had many boyfriends)
what do flappers tell us about changing roles of women in the 1920's
-they were fighting back against conservative rules for women
-trying to define their own place in society
-becoming more selfconfident and testing boundaries
-they were taking charge of how they lived their lives
who were the famous 5
-5 women who fought for womens rights including the persons case which wanted to make woman able to become senators under the British north american act
-nellie mcclung. henrietta muir edwards. louise mckinney emily murphy irene parlby
what did the famous 5 achieve for canadian women throught the persons case
-the word person would include femlae gender
-this meant they could become senators, vote, get university degrees, hold public office, have professions