Matching Articles"Politics" (Total 7)

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  • Although the British Government had attempted in 1775 to limit residence, within 50 years it conferred colonial status upon Newfoundland.
  • The 'fishing admiral' was a label assigned to the first ship captain who entered the harbour at the start of the fishing season.
  • An article on the Newfoundland Fishing Admirals and the Law up to 1729.
  • The women's movement strives to end discrimination and violence against women through legal, political, and social change.
  • An article on the royal navy in Newfoundland in the Early 18th Century.
  • The challenging role of women in politics from 1925, when women earned the right to vote and run for political office, to present day.
  • About the women's suffrage movement in Newfoundland and Labrador.