a ▁Ver g ara ▁( Ch ile ), ▁Luc ila ▁Rub io ▁de ▁La ver de ▁( Col omb ia ), ▁María ▁Cur rea ▁Man rique ▁( Col omb ia ), ▁Jose fa ▁To led o ▁de ▁Agu er ri ▁( N ic ar agua ), ▁El ida ▁Camp od ón ico ▁( Pan ama ), ▁Clara ▁González ▁( Pan ama ), ▁G umer c inda ▁P á ez ▁( Pan ama ), ▁Paul ina ▁Lu isi ▁Jan icki ▁( U ruguay ), ▁Car men ▁Clement e ▁Tra v ies o , ▁( V enez uela ). ▁ ▁Canada ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁political ▁status ▁without ▁the ▁vote ▁was ▁promoted ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Women ▁of ▁Canada ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁It ▁promoted ▁a ▁vision ▁of ▁" trans c endent ▁citizens hip " ▁for ▁women . ▁The ▁ball ot ▁was ▁not ▁needed , ▁for ▁citizens hip ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁exerc ised ▁through ▁personal ▁influence ▁and ▁moral ▁su asion , ▁through ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁men ▁with ▁strong ▁moral ▁character , ▁and ▁through ▁raising ▁public - sp ir ited ▁sons . ▁The ▁National ▁Council ▁position ▁was ▁integrated ▁into ▁its ▁nation - building ▁program ▁that ▁sought ▁to ▁u ph old ▁Canada ▁as ▁a ▁white ▁sett ler ▁nation . ▁While ▁the ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁movement ▁was ▁important ▁for ▁extending ▁the ▁political ▁rights ▁of ▁white ▁women , ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁author ized ▁through ▁race - based ▁arguments ▁that ▁linked ▁white ▁women ' s ▁enf ranch is