The Persons Case
Wednesday August 23, 2006
In the 1920s, five Alberta women fought a legal and political battle to have women recognized as persons under the BNA Act. The landmark decision in The Persons Case by the British Privy Council, the highest level for legal appeals in Canada at the time, was a milestone victory for the rights of women in Canada.
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