<P> The first wave of feminism in Canada occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries . This early activism was focused on increasing women 's role in public life , with goals including women 's suffrage , increased property rights , increased access to education , and recognition as `` persons '' under the law . This early iteration of Canadian feminism was largely based in maternal feminism ; the idea that women are natural caregivers and `` mothers of the nation '' who should participate in public life because of their perceived propensity for decisions that will result in good care of society . In this view , women were seen to be a civilizing force on society -- which was a significant part of women 's engagement in missionary work and in the Woman 's Christian Temperance Union ( WCTU ) . </P>
<P> The first wave of feminism in Canada occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries . This early activism was focused on increasing women 's role in public life , with goals including women 's suffrage , increased property rights , increased access to education , and recognition as `` persons '' under the law . This early iteration of Canadian feminism was largely based in maternal feminism ; the idea that women are natural caregivers and `` mothers of the nation '' who should participate in public life because of their perceived propensity for decisions that will result in good care of society . In this view , women were seen to be a civilizing force on society -- which was a significant part of women 's engagement in missionary work and in the Woman 's Christian Temperance Union ( WCTU ) . </P>
when were women 's rights established in canada
when were women 's rights established in canada
the late 19th and early 20th centuries
the late 19th and early 20th centuries