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Women's Rights
Words Matter
Question for chapter two
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What is a suffragette?
Suffragettes were women who fought for women's right to vote.
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What does the rule of law mean?
The idea that laws apply to everyone equally.
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How old is Justine Blainey in 1983 and what does she like to play?
She is ten years old and she like to play hockey.
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When did the Famous Five win the right for Canadians women to be considered persons?
In 1929.
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What is an act?
A bill that has been passed by the Legislative Assembly and signed into law by the Lieutenant Governor.
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At 1998, what percent of graduates at the university were women?
Over 55 percent.
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What was the name of the group of women Nellie McClung was in?
The Famous Five.
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What are 1.individual rights and 2.collective rights?
1. Are rights that you are entitled to as a person. 2. Are rights that individuals have because they are part of a particular group.
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Who was Amy Brandon?
Amy Brandon is a girl in high school, she was charging a program call Lunch Buddies, the volunteers grew from 10 to 40.
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What event happens in the month of October?
Women's History Month.
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What does Equity mean?
Equity means treating people fairly; sometimes accomodations need to be made so that things will be equal or fair for everyone.
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What is Magna Carta?
Magna Carta is the first charter of rights signed in England in 1215.
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What was the right is in 1900 in women's history?
The Married Women's Property Act.
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What does citizen means?
A resident of a particualr place, such as a city or town; a person who has certain rights in country, such as voting.