Women's Movement
Searching for Encyclopedias or Reference Books?
The Canadian Encyclopedia: Women's Movement
What is the Women's Movement? How does it relate to women's role in history in Canada? Read this entry from The Canadian Encyclopedia to find out more!
The Canadian Encyclopedia: The Famous Five
Searching for Books? 
Books on Famous Canadian Feminists
Books on Women's Movement & Women's Rights
Includes books on Persons Case, The Famous Five, Right to Vote.
Books on Women's Suffrage in Canada
Other titles
Herizons
Since 1979, this magazine has been publishing articles about the women's movement and the ongoing quest for equal rights in Canada.
Searching for Audiovisual material?
CBC Radio Archive: Women as Persons
Listen to Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King and Nellie McClung from a CBC Radio broadcast in 1938 celebrating the "Persons Case" -- when women earned the right to be equal, to be known as "persons.
Searching for Magazine, Journal and Newspaper Articles?
Using Information Databases, you will find articles published in magazines, newspapers and academic journals that you can’t find using the Internet. All our databases are listed on our website but we recommend you try the ones below first.
*If you are using a computer that isn’t in the library, you’ll be asked to type in your library card number.
- Use the Advanced Search button
- Type "Women's Rights Movement" and "History" and choose "Subject" from the drop down menu
- Type "Canada" and choose "Location" from the drop down menu.
- Limit to full-text
- Use Advanced Search
- Type "women's rights" in the first line, and "history" in the second line, and choose "Subject Terms" for both lines from the Select a Field menu.
- Type "Canada" and choose "Geographic Term" from the Select a Field menu.
- In the right hand sidebar "Limit Your Results", check "Full-text"
See all Information Databases.
What are Information Databases?
Recommended Websites
Canadian Women's History: Parks Canada:
Parks Canada website offers some basic information and links to Historical Sites that commemorate the role of women in Canadian history.
Celebrating Women's Achievements: Library and Archives Canada
From women activists to women in government, sports and art, this website provides biographies and historical context on women's role in Canadian life.
The Famous Five: University of Alberta Libraries
This interactive website provides a history and context for the women's suffrage movement led by five women from Alberta, now known as the Famous Five.
