![]() ![]() Cleverdon reports, “never nourished a suffrage organization of any kind,” with the result that Island women did not receive electoral recognition until five years after the other English-speaking provinces. The fact that the books are set in Prince Edward Island is a clue to solve some of the problems posed in the previous paragraph:Įverywhere the major foe was apathy, not just of the legislators but of women too and that happy hunting ground of political scientists, Prince Edward Island, might be taken as setting the Canadian record. Lynde wants women to have the right to vote ( AoGG 143), but she criticizes Anne for her educational plans (281). Other characters also do not seem to be interest11Įd in women suffrage Mrs. ![]() Even her political views are rather troubling, for example, she is conservative (111). Anne Shirley, the heroine, is rather “girly”-she is interested in fashion ( AoGG 24), is vain (216), likes sentimental fiction (208), and her life choices are rather typical for a woman of her times, as evident from the fact that she takes up a job as a teacher (293), gets married ( AHoD), and has children (108). Anne of Green Gables series does not appear as obviously feminist. ![]()
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