As a society develops, it also changes. During the period of colonial development, society was a blank canvas that followed the rules and traditions of the colonists and colonizing countries. One of the many traditions concerned the roles and duties of people, or the notion of citizenship. In other words, how do you define a person as a person from your home country? Many would answer for their right to vote. However, there were limitations on the right to vote. This privilege was granted only to young white men with real estate. In the early 19th century, Europe led the women's suffrage movement that spread to women everywhere fighting for the right to vote. It spread to Canada with the support of the National Council of Women of Canada, in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Unlike the United States, which has a Constitution that allows voting at the federal and state levels, the Canadian federal government does not and the right to vote must pass through each province.1 However, the last province to gain the right to vote was Quebec. This is significant because there has been political tension between the Quebec government and the federal government. How is it possible that Quebec women have the same obligations as men, but cannot enjoy their rights? Is it a cultural or social conflict? The main question is how Quebec's French-Canadian identity and culture negatively influenced Quebec's women's suffrage movement in the early 20th century. The objective is to examine the delay of the right to vote within the province of Quebec, through Quebecois identity and the values ​​of a hierarchical family, during the late 19th century and early 20th century..... . middle of paper... ...women could have a social role only through the fulfillment of the domestic one which is a woman's sole purpose.19 In other words, the man is the provider, while the woman the caretaker. For women, this means they should remain mothers and wives because their reproductive abilities instill a sense of being “guardians of the French-Canadian race and culture.”20 In the role of matron of the house, Quebec women are destined to remain out of the public eye, where they are linked to motherhood, housework and carer. In comparison, it appeared that single Quebec women wanted the right to vote more than married women because this would give them a sense of social representation.21 Consequently, if women were granted the right to vote in Quebec, this would shift the right to vote negatively affects family dynamics, as they have separated gender roles for centuries.