"British Columbia is often overlooked in the national story of women's struggle for political equality. This book rights that wrong. A Great Revolutionary Wave follows the propaganda campaigns undertaken by suffrage organizations and traces the role of working-class women in the fight for political equality. It demonstrates the connections between provincial and British suffragists, and examines how racial exclusion and Indigenous dispossession shaped arguments and tactics for enfranchisement. Lara Campbell rethinks the complex legacy of suffrage and traces the successes and limitations of women's historical fight for political equality. That legacy remains relevant today as Canadians continue to grapple with the meaning of justice, inclusion, and equality."-- Provided by publisher

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Introduction: Human and animal rights in the eighteenth century Making an ass of yourself in narrative The innovative animals of children's fiction Woman and Brute in feminism The orang-outang system: animals and abolition Learned pigs: animals and the rights of man The rights of beasts in the early nineteenth century Conclusion: Rights and stories