• 1883 The Canadian Women’s Suffrage Association is born.
• 1884 Widows and spinsters granted right to vote in Ontario municipal elections.
• 1885 Unmarried Alberta women who own property gain right to vote and hold office in school matters.
• 1912 Manitoba is the first province to grant women the right to vote and hold office.
• 1921 Agnes McPhail becomes the first woman to win a Parliamentary election.
• 1957 Prime Minister John Diefenbaker names Ellen Fairdough to the position of Secretary of State, which makes her the first woman appointed to cabinet.
• 1971 The federal government creates the Ministry Responsible for Women.
• 1989 Audrey McLaughlin becomes leader of the NDP, making her the first woman to lead a national party.
• 1993 Kim Campbell is sworn in as Canada’s first female prime minister.