![]() ![]() In fact, it was only in 1909, that the Criminal Code was amended to outlaw the abduction of women (Harvey). Women were simply not valued the same as men. Yet, despite the rise of women's importance on the economic, social, and political scene, many men still did not view them as strong, productive, or politically active members of society. While women could actually vote municipally in four provinces, they were prohibited from voting provincially or federally, and could not run for office.Īt the turn of the century, women were slowly emerging from homebound producers to wage-earning consumers. ![]() Married women lost the right to own property, couldn’t make legal contracts, and laws made it nearly impossible for a woman to end an abusive marriage ("January 1, 1900"). After all, these endeavours threatened the male-orientated standards of the day. It was considered taboo for women to own a business, support herself, or attend college. Women were the weaker sex, needed protection, and were fragile beings not capable of doing everything a man could. However, the average woman, though not theoretically seen as unimportant was considered less important than a man. ![]() Queen Victoria, ironically enough, brought the nearly exclusively man-run world into the 20th century and influenced the 1910’s even past her 1901 death. ![]() Life for women in the 1900s was drastically different than it is today. ![]()
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