Neil Simon

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two types of feminism. The discussion of first wave feminism is problematic as feminists are branded as maternal or equal rights feminists, terms which were not even applicable at the time. Maternal feminists, for example, sought the vote in order to reinforce the influence of women and the family in Canadian society, and to introduce "feminine morality" into Canadian politics. On the other hand, equal rights feminists fought for the vote based on the assumption that men and women are equal, and therefore everyone shares the right to participate in a liberal democracy. As Davis and Hallet point out, "while the arguments used by the women can be labeled, the women themselves cannot." Such a statement is definitely applicable to Nellie McClung who embraced a multitude of causes, and often took a different approach to each. Upon examining the causes she served and the roles she filled as a Canadian woman in the first half of the twentieth century, one discovers that Nellie ...

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This did not really matter since no female candidate for ordination had come forward. As well, further negotiations with the Presbyterian and Congregational churches regarding unification meant the Methodist Church was reluctant to take a potentially inflammatory stance. Nellie criticized both the church and her fellow women stating:
It (the church) preached resignation when it should have sounded rebellion. Many of the brightest women grew impatient and went out of church figuratively slamming the door behind them. Slamming an innocent door has always seemed to me a misdirection of energy. It is better to linger after the sermon to interview the minister.

It was not until 1926 ...

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