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Pinning It On For Equality

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Find inspiration in the special display, Nice Women Don’t Want the Vote, and make a keepsake button for a cause dear to your heart.

These days, there is nothing unusual in seeing a Canadian woman cast her vote. A century ago, however, it was a hotly debated issue. Suffragettes used a variety of tactics — including banners, political theatre, petitioning, badges, ribbons and buttons — in their lengthy, but ultimately successful, fight for a say in their political future. Learn about the history of political buttons as important tools for change, not just for the women’s movement, but for all kinds of political and social causes. Find inspiration in the special display, Nice Women Don’t Want the Vote, and make a keepsake button for a cause dear to your heart.

Photo: Archives of Manitoba. Events 173/3 Presentation of petition by the Political Equality League for the enfranchisement of women, 1915. N9905.

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