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 .
16-503: After the association had been inactive for a while, the leaders founded the Dominion Women's Enfranchisement Association in 1889. The Toronto Women's Literary Guild was established in 1877 to fight for women's rights and for improved working conditions. Jessie Turnbull and Dr. Emily Howard Stowe , Canada's second licensed female physician, were founders. The guild had some success in improving access to higher education for women. It
32-605: A much publicized "mock parliament". The debate was staged in 1896. The women participants debated whether men should be given the vote. Using the same arguments that men had used against votes for women, they voted against the proposal. Despite their efforts, the DWEA was not successful in advancing the cause of women's suffrage in Canada at either the Federal or Provincial levels. No bills were introduced between 1893 and 1910 for women's votes, and
48-454: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an organization in Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a political organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dominion Women%27s Enfranchisement Association The Dominion Women's Enfranchisement Association ( DWEA ) was an organization founded by Dr. Emily Howard Stowe in 1889 to fight for
64-640: The Women's Art Association of Canada , National Council of Women of Canada , Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE), the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), Girls' Friendly Society of Canada, Women's Institutes and Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). Stowe was the first president of the DWEA. She held office from 1889 until her death in 1903. Within a year of its foundation branches began to appear in different towns of Ontario. On 12–13 June 1890
80-653: The DWEA held a convention in Toronto attended by more than 100 women. Speakers included Dr. Emily Stowe and the Reverend Anna Howard Shaw , M.D. of the United States. Kathleen Blake Coleman of the Mail invited comment from her readers. She quoted one from "Pollie" at length, Giving women the ballot would not fail to have a beneficial effect on the future of Canada. If woman's indirect influence has in most cases been on
96-438: The DWEA sponsored a suffrage bill, but without success. At this stage the suffragettes were simply claiming the right to vote since they paid taxes and could bring new ideas to politics. Otherwise, they were not asking for full equality of the sexes. Most believed that the woman's place was in the home, but did not think this was incompatible with voting. In 1893 the DWEA was one of the first national organizations to federate with
112-614: The National Council of Women of Canada. Emily Stowe and Emily Willoughby Cummings of the Anglican Women's Auxiliary were two of the organizers of the founding meeting of the National Council, held in the Horticultural Pavilion in Toronto on 27 October 1893. About 1,500 women attended, and some men. Stowe and her daughter Augusta Stowe-Gullen (1857–1943), the first woman to graduate from a Canadian medical school, organized
128-783: The Senate of the University of Toronto among important roles she carried out during her lifetime. In 1935 she was awarded the Order of the British Empire . She was elected a trustee on the Toronto Board of Education in 1892, serving until 1896. Toronto allowed women to run for the Board of Education long before Ontario allowed this elsewhere. Stowe-Gullen also helped her mother establish what would later be called Women's College Hospital. A leading figure in
144-569: The United States and obtained a degree in homeopathic medicine from the New York Medical College for Women in 1867 and that year opened her homeopathy practice in Toronto. It was not until 1880 that she was granted a licence to practice medicine. In 1877 Stowe was one of the founders of the Toronto Women's Literary Guild , which managed to obtain access to some higher education for women and improve women's working conditions. The Guild
160-409: The conservative National Council of Women of Canada would not give support until 1910. The Canadian Suffrage Association was founded in 1906. Augusta Stowe-Gullen became president of this successor organization. She later became vice-president of the National Council of Women. Citations Sources Augusta Stowe-Gullen Ann Augusta Stowe-Gullen (July 27, 1857 – September 25, 1943),
176-647: The first mother-daughter medical team in Canada. Her appeal to Dr. Barrett and other medical people led to the establishment of the Ontario Medical College for Women . She also had a notable career teaching medical topics at the Ontario Medical College for Women. She was a member of the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons , a founder of the National Council of Women and a member of
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#1732855171086192-542: The right of women to vote. She was succeeded by her daughter Dr. Augusta Stowe-Gullen as President of the Dominion Women's Enfranchisement Association in 1903. Later the association was renamed the Canadian Suffrage Association in 1906. Dr. Emily Howard Stowe (1831–1903) was the first Canadian woman to practice medicine in Canada. She was not allowed to study medicine in Canada, so she moved to
208-406: The side of good, how much more her direct influence will be felt when she had a voice in making the laws of her country. She will then see to it that we have laws to amend the purity and happiness of her home ... Canadian future statesmen,—by having less temptation to contend with, would become more intelligent, for believe me, Kit, one half the men—politically speaking—are densely ignorant. In 1890
224-537: Was a Canadian medical doctor, lecturer and suffragist. She was born in Mount Pleasant , Ontario as the daughter of Emily Howard Stowe and John Fiuscia Michael Heward Stowe. A plaque regarding her work can be found in Brant County, Ontario. She is best known for being the first woman to graduate from a Canadian medical school (Faculty of Medicine at Victoria College , Cobourg ) in 1883. This made Emily and Augusta
240-600: Was renamed the Canadian Women's Suffrage Association in 1883, with Jessie (McEwen) Turnbull as its first president. In 1888 Stowe attended an international suffragette conference in Washington, D.C. , United States. Fired with determination to bring new life to the movement, she founded the Dominion Women's Enfranchisement Association (DWEA) in 1889. The DWEA was among a number of Women's organizations founded around this time and run by exceptionally capable women, others being
256-509: Was renamed the Canadian Women's Suffrage Association in 1883 with Turnbull as its first president. The Toronto-based association worked towards opening up education to women, and allowing women to advance as professionals, particularly as doctors. After the association had been inactive for a while, the leaders founded the Dominion Women's Enfranchisement Association in 1889. Citations Sources This feminism -related article
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