Interactive Novel

Suffrage: Women and the Vote

Our Suffrage: Canadian Women and the Vote platform is undergoing significant updates, and will soon be temporarily shut down as we prepare to relaunch it in the fall. We apologize for the inconvenience.

This is the true story of how Canadian women achieved the vote after a long struggle. Women faced and overcame challenge after challenge that impeded their progress. Led by bold and persistent visionaries, after much perseverance and hard work, the vote, finally, was theirs.

Illustration of a teacher and two students writing in their desks.

Features

Evocative illustrations recreate the span of time representing how long women struggled to attain the vote and the many challenges they faced.

Teaching Resources

This novel comes with a comprehensive suite of curriculum-connected resources and lesson plans, paving the way for classroom implementation. The content is bilingual in English and French and recommended for students in Grades 9-12.

Illustration of books and documents written in English and French.

Videos

What is Suffrage?
Life in the 19th Century
Temperance and the Effect on Suffrage
Who was Emily Stowe?
Who was Nellie McClung?
Who was Flora MacDonald Denison?
The Impact of WWI on Suffrage
Why Vote?

Download the Teaching Resources