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How was the Military Service Act of 1917 related to the development of voting rights for women?

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The first step in legislating the federal franchise to women was reached in September 1917, when the Military Voters Act and the War-time Elections Act were given Royal Assent. The Military Voters Act, gave women on active military service, such as Nursing Sisters, the right to vote in federal elections.

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The Military Service Act of 1917 was a controversial law allowing the conscription of Canadian men for service in the final years of the First World War. The Military Service Act of 1917 was a controversial law allowing the conscription of Canadian men for service in the final years of the First World War

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