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The Canadian Women's Suffrage Association, originally called the Toronto Women's Literary Guild, was an organization based in
Toronto, Ontario Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
, Canada, that fought for
women's rights Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, ...
. After the association had been inactive for a while, the leaders founded the
Dominion Women's Enfranchisement Association The Dominion Women's Enfranchisement Association (DWEA) was an organization founded by Dr. Emily Howard Stowe in 1889 to fight for the right of women to vote. She was succeeded by her daughter Dr. Augusta Stowe-Gullen as President of the Dominion W ...
in 1889.


History

The Toronto Women's Literary Guild was established in 1877 to fight for women's rights and for improved working conditions.
Jessie Turnbull Jessie Turnbull. or Jessie McEwen (December, 1845 – 1 June 1920), was a Canadian woman's rights activist. It was said that if the public were asked to name which "woman who has done most to shape... Canada ... oname would stand higher than that ...
and Dr.
Emily Howard Stowe Emily Howard Stowe (née Jennings, May 1, 1831 – April 30, 1903) was a Canadian physician who was the first female physician to practise in Canada, the second licensed female physician in Canada and an activist for women's rights and suff ...
, Canada's second licensed female physician, were founders. The guild had some success in improving access to higher education for women. It was renamed the Canadian Women's Suffrage Association in 1883 with Turnbull as its first president. The Toronto-based association worked towards opening up education to women, and allowing women to advance as professionals, particularly as doctors. After the association had been inactive for a while, the leaders founded the
Dominion Women's Enfranchisement Association The Dominion Women's Enfranchisement Association (DWEA) was an organization founded by Dr. Emily Howard Stowe in 1889 to fight for the right of women to vote. She was succeeded by her daughter Dr. Augusta Stowe-Gullen as President of the Dominion W ...
in 1889.


See also

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List of suffragists and suffragettes This list of suffragists and suffragettes includes noted individuals active in the worldwide women's suffrage movement who have campaigned or strongly advocated for women's suffrage, the organisations which they formed or joined, and the public ...
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List of women's rights activists This article is a list of notable women's rights activists, arranged alphabetically by modern country names and by the names of the persons listed. Afghanistan * Amina Azimi – disabled women's rights advocate * Hasina Jalal – women's empowerm ...
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Timeline of women's suffrage Women's suffrage Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. Beginning in the start of the 18th century, some people sought to change voting laws to allow women to vote. Liberal political parties would go on to grant ...
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Women's suffrage organizations This list of suffragists and suffragettes includes noted individuals active in the worldwide women's suffrage movement who have campaigned or strongly advocated for women's suffrage, the organisations which they formed or joined, and the #Women ...
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Feminism in Canada The history of feminism in Canada has been a gradual struggle aimed at establishing equal rights. The history of Canadian feminism, like modern Western feminism in other countries, has been divided by scholars into four "waves", each describing a ...


References

Citations Sources * * Feminism in Ontario Organizations based in Toronto Women's organizations based in Canada Organizations established in 1877 Suffrage organizations in Canada Women's suffrage in Canada Women in Toronto Feminist organizations in Canada 1877 establishments in Canada {{poli-org-stub Defunct women's organizations based in Canada