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1920s Canada Research Paper

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The 1920s Was a Decade of Prosperity and Progress Throughout Canada

Matthew Sgromo

CHC2D1: Mr. Di Maio
November 18th, 2016

Females have stamped the world with a mark of success, significance, and innovation through changes of their lives originating from the roaring 20’s. 50.6% of Canadas population today consists of women. Women, those who have made an incredible impact in our lives, and society. Image Canada subtracted by over half of our populations smartest, powerful, and most beautiful people. Is that even possible? No, because without women, starting with Eve, males and other females wouldn’t be here. On a personal note, every single human’s life, would alter without their mother. I cannot imagine my world without …show more content…

After everything women have donated to society, consider that women have only been people for under one hundred years. The decade of the 1920s was a period of change in Canada. Canada had just returned back home from a brutal war overseas. Industry was booming, pride was booming, morale was booming and Canada was up and coming. The 20s were roaring, and life was mainly good in Canada, as it was a time of celebration, dancing and lots of partying. The 1920s are considered to be home to some of the most impactful advances in the world today, such as the radio, technology, cars, the transition from rural to urban, entertainment, popularity of sports and the start to some inclusivity with people of differences. I believe the greatest and highest achieving result from the 1920s was the alteration in female status. Females influenced …show more content…

Women began to realize, that they are the same creature as their husbands and that they deserve to be treated equal. There was absolutely no reason, for women to be treated so poorly, especially politically, economically, and socially, as they decided to take a stand. Women entered their rightful homes in politics, the work force, and there right to be active members in places away from home. Women were granted the right to vote, become an official person, work, be themselves, and have some fun. Progress was made, and probably the most significant progress in the road for women becoming equal to men in the 1920s, though were still not considered up to par, and stuck with old ways of life as a housewife.
Women were nonexistent in Canadian politics prior to the 1920s. Men did not want females to be involved with anything government related from voting, to holding office as women were not considered to be persons. Men thought women were too emotional to vote and get in politics, and that it would cause problems in the house. In truth, women were allowed to vote during the first war, however only those with family and relation to the war in benefit to the government. The government only allowed certain women, because they knew

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