Famous Five
Famous Five's Actions
Effect of World War I
Effect of the Great Depression
Effect of the Economic Boom After World War II
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Henrietta Muir Edwards, Emily Murphy, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby, Nellie McClung
Who were the Famous Five?
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The Dower (property a woman has legal right to in case of a divorce or death of husband) Act was created.
What did Murphy, Edwards, and McKinney pressure the government to create in order to protect women's property rights?
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vehicles, airplane parts, rifles, amo, wartime goods
What was being produced in some of the factories in Canada during World War I? (5)
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There would be a greater opportunity to find a job and there would be more organizations to help those in need in larger cities.
Why did many people move to the larger cities during the Great Depression? (2)
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They bought goods and services.
What were people of Canada with jobs after World War II able to do? (2)
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They thought women should have a right to family property; they thought they should not stay in unhappy relationships because they were afraid they would be left with nothing.
What did the Famous Five think about the laws regarding wives's property?
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the right to vote
For what did Edwards fight regarding women's rights?
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ship building
What transportative industry in Canada grew quickly during World War I?
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The climate was dry and dusty, and there was an infestation of grasshoppers.
Why were farmers in Canada having trouble growing wheat to export during the Depression? (2)
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They were able to increase the production on their farms by using more machinery and they sold their crops to feed the troops.
After the Great Depression in Canada, how did the farmers fare economically? (2)
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They thought women should have the right to vote.
How did the Famous Five feel about women and the vote in the early 1900s?
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She wrote a book and acted out "A Women's Parliament" (men could not vote, did not earn as much money as women, and could not be the legal parent) to the premier of Alberta. As a result many things happened: Unemployment Relief, Old Age Pension, One Days Rest in Seven Act, Mother's Allowance Act, Minimum Wage Act.
How did McClung work hard to improve the conditions of working people? (2) What changes occurred as a result of her actions? (5)
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Food was needed in Europe during the war. It could not be grown there as the war was being fought on the land where crops used to be grown.
Where was food needed even more than before World War I and why was it needed there?
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More machinery was being used.
Why were there fewer jobs on farms in Canada during the Depression?
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They wanted to buy new items for their homes.
After World War II, what were new-found families looking to do?
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They thought women should be able to hold government positions.
What did the Famous Five think about women and their right to hold government positions in the early 1900s?
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She ran for office and became the first woman elected to the government in the British Empire.
What happened to McKinney in 1917? (2)
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Factories began to employ women and farmers began to use more machinery.
What was done to compensate for the loss of the workforce in Canada who went to fight in the war? (2)
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The men at relief camps cleared the bush, built roads, planted trees, and constructed buildings for $.20 a day.
What was done at relief camps in Canada and what were the men who worked there paid? (5)
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More natural resources were discovered.
What new discovery promoted the boom after World War II?
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They formed women's groups to discuss the wrong-doings and how laws might be changed.
How did the Famous Five begin to argue for women's rights?
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She was elected to the Alberta government as the first woman to be a cabinet minister; she was the second in Canada.
What happened to Parlby in 1921?
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20%
What portion of the Canadian population left to fight in World War I?
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1 out of 5 families; 20% of the families
What portion of families in Canada received relief payments from the government during the Depression?
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More jobs were created in automobile factories and more people had the money to buy the vehicles.
What effect did new transportation industries have on the economy? (2)
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