The Persons Case
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- Emily Murphy was challenged by a male lawyer asserting she was not a "person" under the 1867 British North America Act.
- You are not a "person"
- this meant that women were not eligible to hold appointed office which led to the creation of the famous five
- The five Women who wouldn't resist until they were considered "persons" under the law.
- Henrietta Edwards
- Emily Murphy
- Irene Parlby
- Nelie McClung
- Louise McKinney
- In 1928, the issue was pushed to supreme court of Canada.
- " we must be entitled to hold appointed public office"
- A year later, the "famous five" took their case to the british privy council in london to be heard. after 3 months the privy council agreed with murphy.
- to exclude women from appointed public office was a relic of days more barbarous than ours
- the "famous five" had won the case and were awarded womens rights!
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