Persons Case

Profiles Index

Nellie McClung
Profile of Nellie McClung, champion of the vote for women and of temperance, and one of the Famous Five Alberta women who fought the Persons Case to have women recognized as persons under the BNA Act.

Emily Murphy
Profile of social activist Emily Murphy, the first woman police magistrate in Canada and leader of the Famous Five in the Persons Case to establish the legal status of women as persons under the BNA Act.

Irene Parlby
An advocate for rural women and children, Irene Parlby was the first woman to become a cabinet minister in Alberta, and also one of the Famous Five who fought the Persons Case to have women recognized as persons in Canada.

Louise McKinney
Profile of Louise McKinney, a Canadian activist for the rights of women and one of the Famous Five in the Persons Case.

Henrietta Muir Edwards
A legal expert, Canadian women's rights activist Henrietta Muir Edwards was one of the Famous Five who fought and won the political and legal battle to have women recognized as persons under the BNA Act.