what I mean is that I would have known about it. Every time we spend a dollar on the province, we first look at it from every side to see if we could make better use of it for ourselves. We always try to get the greatest number of voters for the smallest sum of money. Our government has always been most generous to its friends with government jobs. Every man who has helped us into power has had reason to test out gratitude. At the present time we pay 14 women for every governmental job, and we are willing to hire the fifteenth if she comes along and shows that she will really work. Perhaps the time will come when men and women will legislate together. I don’t know. In the meantime I asked your delegation to be of good cheer. We will try to the best of our ability to conduct the affairs of the province, and prove worthy standard-bearers of the good old flag of our grand old party, which has often gone down to disgrace but never to defeat.” At the end of her splendid address Mrs. McClung was presented with bouquet of red roses. It is reporter that two members of the Manitoba opposition had deserted the civic dinner and secreted themselves among the audience. Furthermore, that the beautiful flowers were an earnest of their appreciation of the “premier’s” eloquence. Description: This article appeared in the January 29, 1914 of the Manitoba Free Press (now Winnipeg Free Press) profiling the mock parliament. The article is called, "Women Score in Drama and Debate." Credit: Winnipeg Free Press, January 29, 1914; reproduced with permission. Document: #3 Women Ask Premier for Vote Winnipeg, February 19, 1915 Based on an article in The Brandon Sun Feb. 19, 1915 Many women in Manitoba want to vote in provincial elections. Nellie McClung and a group of women met with Premier Roblin. They asked him to allow women to vote. Premier Roblin listened to them.
#4 "Women Of The Province Are Given The Vote" - A News Article in the Winnipeg Free Press Transcription: Women of the Province are Given the Vote Suffrage Bill Gets Third Reading Amid Scene of Unparalleled Enthusiasm Men and Women in Galleries Historic Occasion Singing “O Canada” Acting Premier Makes Important Statement Regarding Election of Females to the Legislature Amid scenes of unparalleled enthusiasm the bill to amend the Manitoba Election act so as to give the suffrage to women of the province on the same terms as men was passed at the legislature yesterday afternoon. When the third reading had been duly and formally given, the men who were also wedged into the galleries and the members on the floor of the house stood up while the fab soprano of hundreds of female threats who sang “O Canada.” After the singing of this anthem the ladies with much fervor, took to the rollicking strain of “They’re Jolly Good Fellows.” In complement to the members of the house, who modestly sat down. But as soon as the last note had been sounded the members sprang to their feet and not to be outdone in courtesy sang in return “They’re (meaning the ladies”) Jolly Good Fellows.” The vocal harmony emitted by the members of the house was a revelator, and if anything, they had an advantage over the women in the (?) of verve and melody. Scene Unparalleled. No previous scene in the history of the house presents a parallel to that of yesterday. Hon. Valentine Winkler, minister of agriculture, who is the oldest sitting member of the house says that never before was there anything like it. For the first time in the history of the house women were invited to a place on the floor of the chamber during a regular sitting. These women so honored were members of the Political Equality League who were largely instrumental in the more than successful carrying out of the conditions prescribed by the government in the way of securing signatures from the women of the province to a petition praying for the suffrage. They were Dr. Mary Crawford, Miss Frances Beynon, Mrs. F.J. Dixon, Mrs. A.W. Pattee, Mrs. Ireland, Mrs. Luther Holling, and Mrs. James Munroe.