Section 7: The Great Debate and Votes

This is an important section to really bring everything together that defines societal empowerment in the early 20th century.

Although the Great Debate was not recieved positively by everyone, it prevailed.

The social reform led women to realize, as much as they can be involved and active, without a vote (or a voice) they will not have as much power as they would want to have to feel more equal.

This led to the suffrage movement - where predominately women, were standing up for themselves.

What you want to learn about in this section of the Great Debate will be the common reasons FOR and AGAINST the suffrage movement.

Textbook pages: 246-256

Let's be careful of how we talk about the rights and the equalities of each people. We are all human!

The Vote

We want to acknowledge this amazing feat in the early 20th century, women got the VOTE!

What does this mean now?

Women have a voice.

Women have empowerment

This section (pages 249-252) opens up to where and when Canada allowed women to vote.

The activities we can do at home to wrap up this section is to create a cartoon or a story!

• The storyline can start anywhere from social reform to the approval of the womens vote
• You could do it from your perspective, as if you are living it, or as a narrator.
• Comic strips could show the responses of women and men during this time
• Watch these Heritage Minute's and write a reflection about it, how do they make you feel when you see their emotions?