The case finds women are ‘persons’, and eventually leads to women being appointed to the Canadian Senate.
The women who started the case become known as “the famous five”.
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CarveHerName on Nostr: #OnThisDay, 27 Aug 1927, Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Louise ...
#OnThisDay, 27 Aug 1927, Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Louise McKinney and Irene Parlby sign a letter to the government of Canada. It starts the “Persons case” that decides whether a woman legally counted as a person or not.
The case finds women are ‘persons’, and eventually leads to women being appointed to the Canadian Senate.
The women who started the case become known as “the famous five”.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #CanadianHistory #Histodons
The case finds women are ‘persons’, and eventually leads to women being appointed to the Canadian Senate.
The women who started the case become known as “the famous five”.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #CanadianHistory #Histodons