Women's History Month (Oct) and Person's Day (Oct 18)

A news story of 11 Canadian women who were pioneers in their fields of work

In 1918, white women in Canada were given the right to vote. This page documents that achievement and links to other article's about women's voting rights in Canada.

This pdf document focuses on women over the age of 15 and includes: working force age, labour force statistics, employment by occupation and industry, as well as inter-provincial statistics. You can also compare wages across Canada and by occupation and industry.

In a perfect world, the thirty women on this list would be household names. Now is the time to learn about the achievements of these Canadian women.

Learn more about Canadian women fighting for the right to vote in this article from the Canadian Encyclopedia.

This is a 1974 CBC archive video about Nellie McClung's mock parliament of 1914 and her work as a suffragist.

Explore audio from the CBC Radio archives and learn about the Famous Five and the history of rights for women in Canada.

A site whose goal is to celebrate women's successes, and inspire them to become nation builders in the legacy of the Famous 5.

A poll by Historica Canada found that the majority of Canadians could not name the achievements of Canada's most famous women. Can you?

An article detailing the noteworthy achievements of 28 Black women in Canada

Free films about Canadian women to watch from the National Film Board.

A teacher's guide to teaching about the advancement of women's voting rights in Canada

A Canadian Encyclopedia article that contains links to timelines of women's rights in Canada as well as links to biographical articles about many remarkable Canadian women

From early trailblazers to today’s powerful agents of change, from the long journey for women’s suffrage towards equality of rights and opportunities for all, women have and continue to blaze a trail to create a better, more equal world for everyone. Take a look at this timeline to discover notable events in Canadian women’s history and learn more about the powerful women who created change.

A teacher's resource page from the Canadian Museum of History that includes collection of digitized museum artifacts, archival documents, video clips, audio clips, and activity suggestions for your class.