Students will analyze the following pieces of information and sort them in one of the four ways to take civic action.
| Sign a petition | Individual women and men signed a petition that said they agreed with Manitoba women getting the right to vote. |
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| Donate money to support the cause | Mary Hamble donated money to the Manitoba Political Equality League. The League worked to make people more aware of women’s right to vote. |
| Attend an event | Individuals showed their support for women’s right to vote by attending meetings, protests, talks and social events. |
| Join with national organizations | Local women’s groups joined with national organizations such as the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. |
| Hold group activities | Manitoba women held social events or “Pink Teas” in their homes so women could discuss the struggle for equal rights. |
| Get support from others | Manitoba women’s groups got support from other organizations, such as the Manitoba Grain Growers Association. |
| Take part in public events | The Manitoba Political Equality League set up a booth at the Winnipeg Stampede, where they handed out pamphlets about women getting the vote. |
| Attract attention through advertising | The Manitoba Political Equality League ordered 100 banners to hang on Winnipeg streetcars. |
| Use humour to get noticed | Women created a theatrical show with a humorous debate on whether men should have the right to vote. |
| Ask people to sign a petition | Women brought petitions to church meetings, family gatherings and community events where they could ask a lot of people to sign the petitions. |
| Present a petition | A petition presented to the provincial premier had over 40,000 signatures. The petition showed that people supported women’s voting rights. |
| Promote the introduction of a bill | Activists convinced Premier Norris to introduce a bill in the Manitoba legislature. This bill would allow women to vote in the province of Manitoba. |
| Contact an elected member | Women contacted all members of the Manitoba legislature to demand that women get the right to vote. |