In the 1800's, women's roles were confined to housekeeping, childcare, and gardening. Women were not allowed to run businesses and were not allowed to be involved in politics, in fact, they were not even considered "persons" under the law. By the early 1900's, women began to petition for their right to vote. Through petitions, peaceful marches, and lectures, women suffragists loudly proclaimed their right to enfranchisement. During World War I, the War Time Elections Act of 1917 gave certain women the right to vote in federal elections, however, this right was repealed after the war. The Women's Franchise Act of 1918 was the first permanent legislation that permitted women to vote. However, this legislation dictated that women must own land - this limited the scope of this Act to only single women, as married women were not allowed to own land. Finally, in 1920, the Dominion Elections Act granted women full suffrage in federal elections.
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Women suffragists
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