Female suffrage was, at times, promoted as a panacea or
"cure-all" for the social ills of the day. As such, many
other causes huddled together under the umbrella of the
Suffrage Movement.
Prominent women, like Henrietta Muir Edwards and Nellie
McClung voiced the conviction that when women had the vote,
prohibition would be achieved because women would vote for
it.
Legislation favourable to women was also much
anticipated. Suffrage leaders believed that when women had
the vote, politicians would be motivated to consider the
interests of women—especially around election time. Women seeking equal pay for equal work found refuge in the
suffrage cause, as did women who saw a need for fair divorce
and inheritance laws. |