Suffrage in Nova Scotia: Making our Mark

A fully searchable database containing 3865 names of Nova Scotian women and men that signed 18 petitions calling for the franchise to vote be extend to women the same as men in 1918.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 20:32 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 20:32 (UTC)
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