Women`s History Month
... Influential Woman: Shirley Chisholm In 1969, Chisholm became the first black congresswoman and began the first of seven terms. After initially being assigned to the House Forestry Committee, she shocked many by demanding reassignment. She was placed on the Veterans' Affairs Committee, eventually gr ...
... Influential Woman: Shirley Chisholm In 1969, Chisholm became the first black congresswoman and began the first of seven terms. After initially being assigned to the House Forestry Committee, she shocked many by demanding reassignment. She was placed on the Veterans' Affairs Committee, eventually gr ...
Women
... awarded, that same year, to women in Alberta and Saskatchewan. In 1917, women who had a relative serving in the war could vote in the federal election. Finally, in 1918, the federal vote was extended to all women of legal age (21 at the time) across the country. Agnes Macphail (left) became the firs ...
... awarded, that same year, to women in Alberta and Saskatchewan. In 1917, women who had a relative serving in the war could vote in the federal election. Finally, in 1918, the federal vote was extended to all women of legal age (21 at the time) across the country. Agnes Macphail (left) became the firs ...
Women in Sweden
The status and rights of Women in Sweden has been affected by culture, religion and social attitudes such as feminism as well as laws, and changed several times through the history of Sweden.