A great revolutionary wave : women and the vote in British Columbia

ISBN: 0774863226
ISBN: 9780774863223
Physical Description: 310 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. print
Publisher: Vancouver, BC ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2020]
Copyright: &copy;2020

Campbell, Lara 1970- (author.).

Summary: "British Columbia is often overlooked in the national story of women's struggle for political equality. This book rights that wrong. A Great Revolutionary Wave follows the propaganda campaigns undertaken by suffrage organizations and traces the role of working-class women in the fight for political equality. It demonstrates the connections between provincial and British suffragists, and examines how racial exclusion and Indigenous dispossession shaped arguments and tactics for enfranchisement. Lara Campbell rethinks the complex legacy of suffrage and traces the successes and limitations of women's historical fight for political equality. That legacy remains relevant today as Canadians continue to grapple with the meaning of justice, inclusion, and equality."--