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Equality With Men Women have always been the primary influence in the private lives of their families, organizations and communities, but had no public role in early 19th century Canada at all. The right to vote was strictly for men only and women were not recognized in the Constitution as legal 'persons', they had absolutely no political rights whatsoever. And when women were given the right to vote and hold political office, their interests were …

…set for others to follow. It also showed that Canada is a country not prone to letting others make decisions for them, because Canada did not listen to the British government's ideals that women should not vote or have equal rights at the time. Instead the women of Canada fought hard and were able to change the Constitution and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to better suit the equality of women along with men.