Quebec women's suffrage and inflexible responses As a result, there were social changes, through urbanization and industrialization, that transformed the social order and the status of women . Montreal's early women's suffrage movement was inspired by socioeconomic developments that were influencing urban reform.22 Their aim was to transform their domestic roles into professions within the urban transformation of society.23 As a result of their implication social, they wanted women's rights in "public health, in the organization of municipal services, in the regulation of work for women and children, in access to education and professional opportunities".24 Despite their strong will, the first movements Quebec women had failed and disbanded. However, they were able to organize women and give them the potential of their abilities in politics. It was not until 1921 that the League of Catholic Women, the Local Council of Women of Montreal and the Fédération National Saint-Jean Baptiste decided to conquer Quebec. women the right to vote and refute the theory that women were unfit for politics.25 Baptiste managed to promote a movement of maternalism, that is, the ability to support one's arguments with examples of motherhood.26 It was also a way to differentiate those who promoted maternal ideology as a positive aspect of women's movements fighting for equality.27 However, Baptiste and the new women's committee wanted to change their strategy to support an educational campaign, demonstrating that the right to vote does not meant “to change their sphere of action in life, but rather to elevate and improve social life.”28 In this way, Quebec could see women engaging in society and seeking to positively influence… the focus of the charter. .. in a neutral way and inform citizens about current news. Yet, in their own way, they understood that Quebec was following the same path as the rest of Canada and was adapting to change. ConclusionIn conclusion, Quebec's cultural and traditional repression denied French Canadian women the right to vote, until 1940 A brief summary of Canadian suffrage was to introduce the general opposition and its reasons, while the Quebec situation highlights the familial foundation of their cultural identity. The delay is due to Quebec's unshakable thinking, until women created opportunities for themselves to become equal to men. The right to vote was a privilege they could not enjoy because of their gender. Thus, the tradition of separating gender roles was the main argument that Quebec saw a threat to its foundations if women became more active..