{"product_id":"to-be-equals-in-our-own-country-women-and-the-vote-in-quebec-hardback-9780774838481","title":"To Be Equals in Our Own Country; Women and the Vote in Quebec (Hardback) 9780774838481","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTo Be Equals in Our Own Country\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWomen and the Vote in Quebec\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDenyse Baillargeon (Author), Käthe Roth (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780774838481\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 March 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages, 12 b\u0026amp;w photos, 7 illustrations\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.2 cm, 0.42 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When the history of suffrage is written, the role played by our politicians will cut a sad figure beside that of the women they insulted.\" Speaking in 1935, feminist Idola Saint-Jean captured the bitter nature of Quebec women's fight for enfranchisement, as religious authorities weighed what they stood to gain or lose and politicians showed open disdain during Legislative Assembly debates. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuebec women had to wait until 1940 or longer to cast a ballot. This passionate yet even-handed account is filled with vivid characters and pivotal events on the road to suffrage in the province. It examines Quebec women's participation in provincial and municipal politics since winning the vote and compares women's struggle to that in other countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn astute exploration of suffrage,\u003cem\u003e To Be Equals in Our Own Country\u003c\/em\u003e treats enfranchisement – and the legal, social, and economic rights that stem from it – as a fundamental question of human rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Pioneers of Suffrage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 Giving Women a Voice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Broadening the Struggle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 Winning the Provincial Franchise\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 Reaching for Representation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSources and Further Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"UBC Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52531071910168,"sku":"9780774838481","price":22.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/to-be-equals-in-our-own-country-women-and-the-vote-in-quebec-hardback-9780774838481","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}