Canadian Women's Suffrage Association

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Canadian Women's Suffrage Association
Formation	1877
Type	Women's Association
Legal status	historic
Purpose	advocate and public voice, educator and network
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario
Region served	Canada
Official language	English French

The Canadian Women's Suffrage Association, originally called the Toronto Women's Literary Guild, was an organization based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that fought for women's rights.

The Toronto Women's Literary Guild was established in 1877 to fight for women's rights and for improved working conditions. Dr. Emily Howard Stowe, Canada's second licensed female physician, was one of the founders. The guild had some success in improving access to higher education for women. It was renamed the Canadian Women's Suffrage Association in 1883.^[1] The Toronto-based association worked towards opening up education to women, and allowing women to advance as professionals, particularly as doctors.^[2]

After the association had been inactive for a while, the leaders founded the Dominion Women's Enfranchisement Association in 1889.^[2]

References

Citations

↑ Dr. Emily Howard Stowe, Archives Canada.
1 2 Freeman 1989, p. 50.

Sources

"Dr. Emily Howard Stowe". Library and Archives Canada. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
Freeman, Barbara M. (1989-11-15). Kit's Kingdom: The Journalism of Kathleen Blake Coleman. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 978-0-7735-7360-4. Retrieved 2014-07-16.

Suffrage

Basic topics	Women's suffrage Universal suffrage Voting age Youth suffrage Right of foreigners to vote Demeny voting Suffragette Compulsory voting Disfranchisement Women's liberation movement

By country	Australia 1902 Commonwealth Franchise Act aboriginal women Japan Kuwait New Zealand Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom women Wales Reform Act 1832 Representation of the People Act 1918 1928 Equal Franchise Act United States women timeline foreigners District of Columbia Puerto Rico 15th Amendment 19th Amendment 26th Amendment 1965 Voting Rights Act

Events	Seneca Falls Convention Declaration of Sentiments Rochester Convention National Women's Rights Convention 1907 Mud March Suffrage Hikes 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession Silent Sentinels Night of Terror "Give Us the Ballot" Selma to Montgomery marches International Woman Suffrage Alliance conferences (1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th)

Related	List of suffragists and suffragettes Timeline of women's suffrage US in majority-Muslim countries Women's suffrage organizations and publications Suffragette Memorial Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument Age of candidacy Women's rights activists 1920 U.S. presidential election Leser v. Garnett "Sister Suffragette" (1964 song) Shoulder to Shoulder (1974 series) Not for Ourselves Alone (1999 documentary) Iron Jawed Angels (2004 film) Selma (2014 film) Suffragette (2015 film) National Voting Rights Museum

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Canadian Women's Suffrage Association

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