Bell Work ThursdayBell Work Thursday

1.1. Have women always Have women always been able to vote In been able to vote In Canada, if not why and Canada, if not why and what changed this?what changed this?

What’s Democracy?What’s Democracy?

The History of DemocracyThe History of Democracy

► Babylon (Ancient Babylon (Ancient City-Present Day City-Present Day Iraq) 1750 BCEIraq) 1750 BCE

► King Hammurabi writes King Hammurabi writes a code of laws for its a code of laws for its city memberscity members

Athens, Greece- The World’s First Democracy, Athens, Greece- The World’s First Democracy, 508 Century BCE508 Century BCE

► Adult male citizens Adult male citizens organized themselves organized themselves into a democracyinto a democracy

► Women, slaves and Women, slaves and foreigners were not foreigners were not allowed to voteallowed to vote

► Citizens of Athens were Citizens of Athens were given rights and given rights and responsibilities and responsibilities and guaranteed equal guaranteed equal treatment before the treatment before the law; the catch was-law; the catch was-ONLY MEN WERE ONLY MEN WERE CITIZENSCITIZENS

England, 1215England, 1215 King John signs the MAGNA CARTA, which states that King John signs the MAGNA CARTA, which states that

no one, not even the KING is above the lawno one, not even the KING is above the law

North America, 1350North America, 1350

► The Iroquois The Iroquois Confederacy of Five Confederacy of Five nations is founded nations is founded and practice and practice decision making by decision making by consensusconsensus

First Nations Receive Right to First Nations Receive Right to VoteVote

►The Right to Vote, The Right to Vote, 19601960In 1958, Prime Minister In 1958, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker  

►United States, 1776United States, 1776►United States’ United States’ DECLARATION OF DECLARATION OF

INDEPENDENCEINDEPENDENCE states that “ all men states that “ all men are created equal” and that are created equal” and that government derived” their powers government derived” their powers from the “consent of those being from the “consent of those being governed”governed”

►France 1789-1794France 1789-1794►A revolution is held where the A revolution is held where the

ABSOLUTE MONARCHY/CONTROL BY ABSOLUTE MONARCHY/CONTROL BY THE KING is replaced by the THE KING is replaced by the DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MANMAN- which emphasizes the ideas of: - which emphasizes the ideas of: liberty, equality and liberty, equality and

►Canada, 1920Canada, 1920►Women in Canada gain the right to Women in Canada gain the right to

vote in Manitoba, later other provinces vote in Manitoba, later other provinces

Year Woman received right Year Woman received right to voteto vote

► Année / YearProvince1916ManitobaAnnée / YearProvince1916Manitoba► SaskatchewanSaskatchewan► AlbertaAlberta► 1917Ontario1917Ontario► British ColumbiaBritish Columbia► 1918Nova Scotia1918Nova Scotia► 1919New Brunswick1919New Brunswick► 1922Prince Edward Island1922Prince Edward Island► 1925Newfoundland1925Newfoundland► 1940Québec1940Québec►

►United Nations, 1948United Nations, 1948►The United Nations issues the The United Nations issues the

Universal Declaration of Human Universal Declaration of Human Rights,Rights, defining basic rights that all defining basic rights that all people should have regardless of people should have regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, etc.gender, race, ethnicity, etc.

►Canada, 1982Canada, 1982►Charter of Rights and Freedoms is Charter of Rights and Freedoms is

added to Canada’s Constitutionadded to Canada’s Constitution