13. Urban Industrial Development in Central Canada

Bloomfield, Elizabeth; Bloomfield, G. T.; Vallières, Marc; Holdsworth, Deryck W.; Kerr, Donald

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“…Furthermore, Holley dramatizes the great suffrage parade of 1913, which occurred the day before Woodrow Wilson's inauguration, in an attempt to improve the image of the suffrage movement in American society. Despite the popular view that "a suffragist wuz a slatternly woman with uncombed locks, dangling shoe strings, and bloomers" (45), she observes that the suffragists in the parade were dressed decently in white and pink. She feels proud of the marchers and, through Samantha, Holley also praises the meticulous organization of suffrage activists and how their adeptness strengthens the movement.…”

Section: Marietta Holley and The Women's Suffrage Movementmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…(7) In the course of her criticism, Holley makes occasional references to important figures such as Susan B. Anthony and presidents Taft and Wilson, and to key suffrage events, including the 1894 New York State Suffrage Campaign, the great suffrage parade of 1913, and the militant activities of British suffragettes. She reveres and commemorates Susan B. Anthony, who died in 1906, observing her contributions to the movement and remembering how she became a target of sarcasm for male suffragists and anti-suffragists: "Susan's memory is beloved and revered, and the contemptuous ridicule of the onthinkin' and ignorant only nourished the laurels the world lays on her tomb" (45). Encounters with politicians are common in almost all the Samantha books.…”

Section: Marietta Holley and The Women's Suffrage Movementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As an ardent suffragist, she attended the national conference of the General Federation of Woman's Clubs in Philadelphia in 1894 to represent the Omaha Women's Club, sharing the stage with Susan B. Anthony. 45 In so doing, she gained prominence among suffragists and was more able to make contact with the female middle-class readership. Through club work, Peattie became an ardent advocate and spokesperson for women's rights.…”

Section: Women's Suffrage the Settlement House Movement And Elia Wilkinson Peattiementioning

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The American Suffrage Movement and the Novels of Marietta Holley and Elia Peattie as a means of Cultural Lobbying

Geçgil

2018

Women's Writing

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Women's literary activity during the first two decades of the twentieth century, fuelled by the progressive spirit, served as a form of cultural lobbying through which they could articulate social and political problems and propose solutions. This article focuses on the struggle that enfranchised women by examining two long-forgotten suffrage novels, written in a period when grassroots activism, suffrage parades and house-to-house canvassing were a means of propaganda: Marietta Holley's Samantha on the Woman Question (1913) and Elia Peattie's The Precipice (1914). With her use of satire, Holley familiarizes her middle-class audience with women's suffrage and politics. By presenting the plight of different women in a vernacular style, Holley addresses the older generation of anti-suffragist women, illuminating how countless unfortunate women are oppressed by a political system that does not acknowledge their presence. On the other hand, in The Precipice, Elia Peattie appeals to the younger generation of New Women, portraying the life of a twentieth-century social reformer, who tries to balance her career as a municipal housekeeper with the traditional roles and values of her day. The article argues that both novels functioned as catalysts to bring about social change at a time when, on the federal level at least, women still could not vote or hold an elected office. Thus, even before women were enfranchised, these novels influenced the beliefs and opinions of female audiences, for whom reading fiction was a favourable pastime. Without marginalizing female protagonists or blatantly alienating readers by transgressing socially accepted gender norms, these authors were able to find a middle ground, successfully creating role models who try to change society from within. By rendering the New Woman unthreatening, they challenged the ideology of separate spheres and prepared the public for the great changes ahead.During the Progressive Era, a widespread concern over social justice unavoidably shaped American politics. Although progressive women played a prominent role in the regulatory policies enacted, they remained peripheral to the progressive movement as they had not attained their political rights-in particular, the right to vote. By virtue of their domestic roles as housekeepers and

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Section: Marietta Holley and The Women's Suffrage Movementmentioning

confidence: 94%

Section: Marietta Holley and The Women's Suffrage Movementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Women's Suffrage the Settlement House Movement And Elia Wilkinson Peattiementioning

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2018

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“…As in the 1860s, however, the 1880s saw a marked decline in the number of incorporations. 78 The fact that Riverside's ratepayers seemed dead set against incorporation is perhaps telling. Yorkville had amalgamated with Toronto the previous year, and while residents of Riverside were locked in debate, they were undoubtedly influenced by news from Brockton about municipal corruption and insolvency (it would seek amalgamation with Toronto as a cure to these woes in 1884.…”

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Enhancing Status Through Incorporation

Stott

2007

Journal of Urban History

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Between 1853 and 1881, six suburban communities in the province of Ontario opted for municipal status. Incorporation permitted these communities to separate from the rural townships of which they were a part. By and large these rural townships, dominated by an almost exclusively agrarian population, tended to ignore the needs and wants of the more urban population within their borders. While these suburban communities were generally neglected by their rural neighbors, they were increasingly viewed by the cities they neighbored as targets for annexation. There was a general sense in Ontario during the 1880s that the amalgamation of suburb and city was inevitable. However, there was a prevailing sense that there was ultimately an ideal time for this occurrence and that until that time suburban government would ensure that the suburbs were able to develop as their ratepayers and councils saw fit.In 1881 the council of Parkdale, Ontario, happily endorsed a publication celebrating their three-year-old corporation entitled The Parkdale Register. Pleasantly situated on the shores of Lake Ontario, which boasted "a refreshing coolness that is lacking in the close and sultry city . . ." of Toronto, Parkdale's council was eminently proud of its situation. There seemed much to venerate as the village looked back at its rapid development and an incorporation that was achieved in the face of no less than three concerted efforts by Toronto to annex the locality. As the piece further explained, Parkdale was "exceedingly picturesque, being surrounded by a landscape that possesses all the varying attractions . . . and the diversified scenery of an undulating expanse of fertile country, wooded, watered, cultivated, and adorned with attractive homes." 1 Parkdale was certainly not an anomaly in nineteenth-century Ontario, as five other suburban municipalities emerged during the third quarter of the century, each lauding its own attributes and attracting those who preferred 885 AUTHOR'S NOTE: The author would like to thank Drs. Ken Cruikshank, John Weaver, and Richard Harris of McMaster University as well as the anonymous reviews for their advice and help with this article.

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13. Urban Industrial Development in Central Canada

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The American Suffrage Movement and the Novels of Marietta Holley and Elia Peattie as a means of Cultural Lobbying

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