Matching Articles"Politics" (Total 20)

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  • The Colonial Building
    The importance of the Colonial Building to suffrage, the Chinese, and Bella 'Bobbie' Robertson.
  • Frances 'Fannie' McNeil (1869-1928)
    Biography of Frances 'Fannie' McNeil (1869-1928).
  • Profile of Governors
    Profiles of all the governors of Newfoundland from 1610-present.
  • History of the Vote
    Today, Canadian citizens aged 18 and older have the right to vote in federal, provincial, and municipal elections. This is known as universal suffrage.
  • Prohibition in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1917-1924
    Prohibition in Newfoundland and Labrador was a dominion-wide ban on alcoholic beverages from 1917 to 1924.
  • Aston, Sir Arthur
    Biography of Sir Arthur Aston, Proprietary governor of the Province of Avalon, c.1625-1627.
  • Kirke, Sir David
    Biography of Sir David Kirke, Proprietary governor of Newfoundland, 1638-1651.
  • Wynne, Edward
    Biography of Edward Wynne, Proprietary governor of Avalon Colony, 1621-1625.
  • Tanfield, Francis
    Biography of Francis Tanfield, Proprietary governor of the South Falkland colony, 1623-1625/1626.
  • Calvert, Sir George (Lord Baltimore)
    Biography of Sir George Calvert (Lord Baltimore), Proprietary governor of the Province of Avalon,1627-1629.
  • Proprietary Governors, 1610-1728
    A history of proprietary governors in Newfoundland which began in 1610, with the appointment of its first governor, John Guy and ended in 1728 with the appointment of the first naval governor.
  • Guy, John
    Biography of John Guy, Proprietary governor of Cuper's Cove, 1610-1614.
  • Mason, John
    Biography of John Mason, Proprietary governor of Cuper's Cove, 1615-1621.
  • Treworgie, John
    Biography of John Treworgie, Proprietary governor of Newfoundland, 1653-1660.
  • Whitbourne, Sir Richard
    Biography of Sir Richard Whitbourne, Proprietary governor of Renews, 1618-1620.
  • Hayman, Robert
    Biography of Hayman Robert, Proprietary governor of Bristol's Hope, 1618-1628.
  • Hill, William
    Biography of William Hill, Proprietary governor of the Province of Avalon, 1634-1638.
  • Women's Associations: 1800-1966
    Long before the suffrage movement, women's groups in Newfoundland and Labrador worked for social change and community improvement.
  • Women in Politics
    The challenging role of women in politics from 1925, when women earned the right to vote and run for political office, to present day.
  • Women's Suffrage
    About the women's suffrage movement in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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