▁for ▁her ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁New found land ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁movement , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁founder ▁and ▁first ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Lad ies ▁Reading ▁Room ▁and ▁Current ▁Events ▁Club ▁( Old ▁Col ony ▁Club ). ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁she ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁politics ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Party , ▁which ▁ran ▁two ▁candidates ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁municipal ▁election . ▁ ▁Arm ine ▁G os ling ▁delivered ▁her ▁first ▁address ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁which ▁was ▁so ▁well ▁received ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁published ▁as ▁a ▁pam ph let . ▁The ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁election ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁election ▁that ▁allowed ▁New found land ▁women ▁to ▁vote . ▁G os ling ' s ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁movement ▁was ▁grad ual . ▁As ▁a ▁child ▁in ▁Water lo o , ▁her ▁mother ▁was ▁the ▁pill ar ▁of ▁the ▁household ▁as ▁her ▁father ▁suffered ▁from ▁alco hol ism . ▁Her ▁mother , ▁Har ri et , ▁was ▁a ▁se am str ess ▁and ▁mill iner ▁who ▁pushed ▁her ▁children ▁to ▁" get ▁ahead " ▁from ▁their ▁working ▁class ▁position . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁portion ▁of ▁her ▁married ▁life , ▁she ▁led ▁a ▁conventional ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁hom em aker ▁and ▁mother , ▁raising ▁four ▁children ▁past ▁inf ancy . ▁However , ▁as ▁her ▁husband ▁became ▁more ▁successful ▁and ▁they ▁established ▁a ▁comfortable