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Canadian women in the world wars became indispensable because the world wars were total wars that required the maximum effort of the civilian population. While Canadians were deeply divided on the issue of conscription for men, there was wide agreement that women had important new roles to play in the home, in civic life, in industry, in nursing, and even in military uniforms.
Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture (10 April 1890 – 3 April 1996), known simply as Edith Monture, [1] was a Mohawk WWI veteran, known as the first Indigenous-Canadian woman to become a registered nurse, as well as to gain the right to vote in a Canadian federal election.
The history of Canada in World War I began on August 4, 1914, when the United Kingdom entered the First World War (1914–1918) by declaring war on Germany.The British declaration of war automatically brought Canada into the war, because of Canada's legal status as a British Dominion which left foreign policy decisions in the hands of the British parliament. [1]
Barker, Stacey, Krista Cooke, and Molly McCullough, eds Material Traces of War: Stories of Canadian Women and Conflict, 1914—1945 (University of Ottawa Press, 2021). Broad, Graham. A Small Price to Pay: Consumer Culture on the Canadian Home Front, 1939–45 (2013) Broadfoot, Barry. Six War Years 1939-1945: Memories of Canadians at Home and ...
Canadian women in the world wars became indispensable because these were total wars that required the maximum effort from the civilian population. [54] Canadian women participated in many ways to contribute to the war efforts. [54] Many Canadian women did volunteer work to help raise money to help those affected by the war. [54]
This is a list of women's firsts noting the first time that a woman or women achieved a given historical feat. A shorthand phrase for this development is "breaking the gender barrier" or "breaking the glass ceiling ."
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Edith Campbell, RRC, MM (12 December 1871 – 1951) was a Canadian nurse.She served with the Canadian Army Medical Corps in the First World War and was one of the first Canadian nurses to arrive in England to assist in the establishment of the Duchess of Connaught Canadian Red Cross Hospital, a field hospital in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, and serve during the First World War.