Hi again - I have always wondered 'what' was my mother if not a person? She took her voting privilege very seriously. Many people do not know however, that Nellie McClung was a very gifted author as well, writing such stories as Glengarry Schooldays and Sowing Seeds in Danny. These are hard to find any more. Freda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lauraine Syrnick" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 8:20 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] women's franchise > Hi Freda: Have seen the one on Parliament Hill - had my photo taken > standing by it, but have not seen the one in Calgary. It is hard for me > to > believe that my Grandmother couldn't vote until after 1916. By that date > she'd already had 6 of her 10 children. I recall her being quite > interested > in current affairs and politics. Both my Mom and Dad would have been 4 > yrs > old when women got the vote in Manitoba. > > Lauraine > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "freda stewart" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 7:37 PM > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] women's franchise > > >> Hi Lauraine - You are very right about Nellie McClung. She and her >> companions withstood a lot of guff in the late 1920's for their efforts >> in >> determining that "women are persons". There is a commemorative sculpture >> on >> Parliament Hill in Ottawa as well as in Calgary's Olympic Plaza - seen on >> their website www.famous5.ca. >> Freda Stewart-Calgary >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Lauraine Syrnick" <[email protected]> >> To: "Cda US Immigration" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 1:01 PM >> Subject: [CAN-USA-MIG] women's franchise >> >> >>> Off topic: With both our countries shortly facing elections, thought >>> some >>> of the women on our list might be interested in the history of women >>> getting the vote. In my Province of Manitoba we had a rather famous >>> suffragette in Nellie McClung and the women in Manitoba, Saskatchewan >>> and >>> Alberta were the first to gain the vote in Canada. (correct me if I am >>> wrong in that belief). >>> >>> http://womenshistory.about.com/od/suffrage/a/intl_timeline.htm >>> >>> >>> This information is not meant to bring up politics on this list. Just >>> thought some might find the site interesting giving them some >>> perspective >>> on their Grandmother and Great Grandmothers. >>> >>> Lauraine >>> >>> Women are like teabags. We don't know our true strength until we are in >>> hot water! >>> Eleanor Roosevelt > > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I > find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the > SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there > is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message