Women in Canadian History Education Guide

An advertise mentinthe Upper Canada G a z ett e selling a young wo man as a slave, 179 5 (c o urtesy Arc hives of O nt ari o/ N- 31).

“ My poor husband, you co mplain of yourten hours of work.I’ve been working fourteen hours, and my dayis not yet over.” By Joseph S wain,1871 (courtesy McCord Museum/C572_A.02.532.1).

Wo men scraping and stretching deer skin, North West Territories,1936 (courtesy Library and Archives Canada/ Canada. Dept. ofInterior/ PA-047987).

Wo men vendors at Montcal m Market, Québec City, ca.1890 (courtesy Mc Cord Musue m/ MP-1977.182.1).

Tolearn about wo men’si mportantroleinthe First World War, explorethe First World War Education Guide ontheEducation Portal, and watchthe Nursing Sisters Heritage Minute .

MODIFICATION: PARTNER WITH A STUDENT WHO HAS CHOSEN A GROUP ORINDIVIDUAL THAT INTERESTS YOU. DRA W A BEFORE-AND-AFTER VISUALI ZATION FOR THEIR WRITING,ILLUSTRATING WHAT YOUR GROUP ORINDIVIDUAL CHANGED .

Re fiect on a wo man or organizationinthe early 20th century who pioneered equality, questioned prejudices, or challenged oppression, and write a textbook “Special Feature ” page about her and her achieve ments. Early organized wo men’s activist grou ps, often referred to as first- wave fe minists, began to achieve successinthe early 20th century asthey ca mpaignedfor suffrage, paciffis m, te mperance, andlabour and healthrights along withlegal and political equality. Prepare a one page s pecial feature secti on for a ne w Breaking Barriers textb o ok that focuses on wo men and girlsin Canadian history, workingtoincorporate diverse perspectives and narrativesin history classes. As a class, co mbine your work to create a ne w textb o ok for students at your sch o ol.

1. Using the criteria for historical significance(see page 3)

2. To prepare your specifictextbook page,identify: • the person or group • whatthey did( flve detailed andinfor mativefacts) • when and wherethey were most active • the speci fic barrier they tackled • an overall assess ment of their historical signi ficance

Miss A. Tho mas, a Cree registered nurse at the Wo men’s Pavilion ofthe Winnipeg General Hospital,1960 (courtesy Library and Archives Canada/ Canada. Dept. ofIndian Affairs and Northern Develop ment/PA-202475).

to structure your research, investigate an organization orindividualfro mthe

“Change makers”tabintheWo men in Canadian History collection on The Canadian Encyclopedia .

If possible,include a pri mary sourcefor extrainterest. This might be a photograph, a painting, a poe m, aletter, or a ne wspaper story aboutthetopic.

Wo men prospectors on their way to the Klondike, 1 89 8 (c o urtesy U S Li brary of C o n gress/ Pri nts and Photographs Division/B. W. Kilburn/LC USZ62-2129/2012646447).

Group of Black wo meninfront of a Y. W.C. A. boarding h o us e, Tor o nt o, O ntari o, 1917 (c o urtesy Li brary a n d Archives Canada/ Willia m Ja mes/PA-126710).

Wo men’s Bureau o ficers at Québec,1928 (courtesy Library and Archives Canada/Ed wards/C.G. Motion Picture Bureau/ C-045113).

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