She won the vote for women : the life and times of Lillian Beynon Thomas
"Lillian Beynon Thomas' suffragist campaign succeeded where all others had failed. This full-length biography fills an important gap in the history of the 'votes for women' movement, a campaign which saw Manitoba become the earliest federal or provincial Canadian jurisdiction to grant some women the franchise. Law professor and historian Robert E. Hawkins describes how Lilian used her work as a journalist, playwright, and activist to lobby for th...
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