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The Changing Role of Women

The Changing Role of Women. Socials 11 Chapter 3 Ms. Campbell. Changing Times. Agnes Macphail : http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10212 Became the first woman MP in 1921 (only woman till 1935) Nellie McClung: http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10643

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The Changing Role of Women

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  1. The Changing Role of Women Socials 11 Chapter 3 Ms. Campbell

  2. Changing Times • Agnes Macphail: http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10212 • Became the first woman MP in 1921 (only woman till 1935) • Nellie McClung: http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10643 • Obtained the right for Manitoban women to vote

  3. Agnes Macphail Nellie McClung

  4. New Roles? • Wives and mothers • New labour-saving devices meant that women were expected to uphold higher standards • Refrigerator • Vacuum • Washing machine • Electric iron

  5. New Roles? • Marry, raise a family, stay home • Limited career opportunities • Nursing, teaching (paid poorly) • Secretaries, telephone operators, sales clerks • FEW women: doctors, lawyers, professors, engineers

  6. On This Day... • http://archives.cbc.ca/on_this_day/10/18/

  7. The Persons Case • Emily Murphy: http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10205

  8. The Persons Case 1929 • Emily Murphy appointed as magistrate in Alberta • This was challenged on the basis that only “persons” could hold office under the BNA Act – women were not “persons” under the law • “Famous Five” fought to have PM Mackenzie King appoint a female senator

  9. The Persons Case 1929 • 1928 – Supreme Court of Canada ruled that women were not “persons” • “Famous Five” appealed to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (Britain) • October 18, 1929 – JCPC declares support for the women: • The exclusion of women from all public offices is a relic of days more barbaric than ours... To those who ask why the word [“person”] should include females the obvious answer is why should it not? (p.60)

  10. Question: • As the realities of women's lives become the subject of public discussion, and as women take more prominent places in society, laws concerning women also change. New laws are introduced for their protection, to guarantee their rights, and to recognize their special concerns. What are some of the laws that especially concern women? Consider issues of family violence and "stalking," abortion and genetic research, affirmative action and gender equity. Do laws reflect social changes, or can they actually create changes in public attitudes?

  11. A New Prosperity • Booming economy = people have money! • Cars • Radios • Movies • College students swallowing goldfish • Six-day bicycle races • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZcMyMOb3iA

  12. “Roaring Twenties” • Dancing • Charleston • Shimmy • Turkey Trot • Tourism • Jobs in railways, hotels, holiday resorts • In 1929, 4 million Americans spent $300 million vacationing in Canada

  13. Fashion • Influenced by the U.S. • Men: • Straw hates • Form-fitting double-breasted suits • Bell-bottom pants • Bow ties • Slicked-down hair

  14. Fashion • Women: • “flappers” • “bobbed” hair • Hemlines above the knees • Silk stockings • Dresses that promoted the flat-chested look

  15. Increased Mobility • Invention of the assembly line (Henry Ford, 1913) meant that cars could be made quickly and cheaply • Model T Ford

  16. Automobiles • Model T Ford • All identical • Cost less than $300! • One made every 3 minutes • Workers made $5/day – well above average – but no unions allowed

  17. Highways • Increased tenfold • Physical barriers of Canadian Shield and Rocky Mountains delayed the construction of the Trans-Canada Highway • Better highways in the U.S. • Led B.C. to change to right-hand side driving

  18. White Spot • First drive-in restaurant in Canada in 1928

  19. Aviation • P.62

  20. Improved Communications • Telephone was a standard household appliance • Radio • Broke down isolation • Mostly U.S. stations – small Canadian ones couldn’t compete

  21. Movies • Silent, accompanied by an orchestra or piano and subtitles • Canadian films couldn’t compete • Hollywood glamour • Mary Pickford, born in Toronto, known as “America’s Sweetheart” • “talkies” arrived in 1927 • Laurel and Hardy • Marx Brothers

  22. A New Canadian Art • Emily Carr: http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10214

  23. Group of Seven • New post-war national confidence • Interpret Canada’s rugged landscape as they saw it: broad, bold strokes and vibrant colours • http://www.groupofsevenart.com/

  24. Questions?

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