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differing visions of the nation state. Moreover, as Sangster points out, ‘the path to the ballot box included gains and losses, inclusions and exclusions, depending on where women were situated within the nation’ (p. 3). The fragmented way in which the vote was won in Canada and the exclusion of Indigenous peoples and other racialized and ethnically marginalized people from the franchise into the postwar era reveals a long-standing history of intolerance and how such intolerance was justified. Such lessons are timely and should be heeded. Sangster acknowledges that her work is an entrée into the broader literature and historical debates about women’s suffrage in Canada and an invitation to investigate the topic further. She notes the challenges inherent in writing a national overview when the provinces long determined voter eligibility and when local cultures and political economies often led to regional differences in the movement based on ‘the precipitating causes, organizational character, and ideological tenor’ (p. 273). Despite this disclaimer, however, the book constructs an engaging and coherent national story of a suffrage movement that was often built around a nationalist vision of progress that privileged the dominant groups and ideologies (mainly white, British, propertied classes), but also included dissenting voices who challenged the status quo. The length, format, and accessibility of the text will encourage a broader readership, but this book will be especially useful for women’s studies or history courses on the subject, and it should also serve as a valuable resource for scholars already engaged in the study of women’s political participation in Canada and abroad.