The Women's Suffrage movement in Canada began in 1876 when Dr. Emily Howard Stowe, the first doctor in Canada, launched an aggressive campaign in Ontario to try and give women the same rights in elections as men. At the time, suffrage, or the right to vote, was only open to British males over the age of 20 who owned a house. The campaign soon spread to the west, when famous social groups and activists such as Nellie McClung from Winnipeg joined the movement. Stowe's campaign lasted almost 4 decades, until finally Manitoba allowed women to vote. It took another 31 more years until women across Canada could vote for the federal elections. The Northwest Territories was the last province to allow women to vote, permitting it in 1951. Dr. Stowe was a very passionate Canadian, who started a movement that has changed the politics of Canada today.
Figure 1: Suffrage Blotter-1917: a blotter advertising women's suffrage found in British Columbia. It gives 6 reasons as to why women should get the ballot. This blotter can currently be found in the Museum of Vancouver.