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An Act to confer the Electoral Franchise upon Women, Statutes of Canada 1918, c. 20: For women who were not Asian or Indigenous: [25] full voting equality for men and women, in effect January 1, 1919: Sir Robert Borden: Unionist: 1919: April 17: New Brunswick: An Act to extend the electoral franchise to women, and to amend the New Brunswick ...
1918: 1 April: Prohibition in Canada enacted federally by an Order in Council. [87] 24 May: Women gain the right to vote in federal elections. [88] [89] 2 August 1918: After years of press censorship along with numerous government policies suppressing strikes & lockouts.
Shortly thereafter, the Electoral Act (Reichswahlgesetz) was passed on November 30, 1918, granting voting rights to all German citizens aged 20 and above, including women. This marked a significant milestone for women's rights in Germany, following years of advocacy by women's movements and the consistent support of the Social Democratic Party ...
The History of women in Canada is the study of the historical experiences of women living in Canada and the laws and legislation affecting Canadian women. In colonial period of Canadian history, Indigenous women's roles were often challenged by Christian missionaries, and their marriages to European fur traders often brought their communities into greater contact with the outside world.
The Women's Franchise Act is an act of the Parliament of Canada. Passed in 1918, the act allowed female citizens of Canada to vote in federal elections. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Universal suffrage was not attained in 1918, as women electors had to meet the same requirements as men in order to vote.
After the 1918 flu pandemic, many countries changed their approach to public health and disease. Will we do the same after COVID-19?
This is a timeline of influenza, briefly describing major events such as outbreaks, epidemics, pandemics, discoveries and developments of vaccines.In addition to specific year/period-related events, there is the seasonal flu that kills between 250,000 and 500,000 people every year and has claimed between 340 million and 1 billion human lives throughout history.
In 1918, the world's population was menaced by a virus now known as influenza. The "flu," for short, has become a commonality that is widely misunderstood, even a century after it claimed 50 ...