Persons Case
In the Persons Case, five Alberta women - the Famous Five - fought to have women legally recognized as persons in the early 1900s in Canada.
The Persons Case
In the 1920s, five Alberta women fought a legal and political battle to have women recognized as persons under the BNA Act.
In the 1920s, five Alberta women fought a legal and political battle to have women recognized as persons under the BNA Act.
Emily Murphy
The first woman police magistrate in Canada, social activist Emily Murphy took the lead in the Persons Case to establish the legal status of women as persons under the BNA Act.
The first woman police magistrate in Canada, social activist Emily Murphy took the lead in the Persons Case to establish the legal status of women as persons under the BNA Act.
Henrietta Muir Edwards
A legal expert, Canadian women's rights activist Henrietta 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.
A legal expert, Canadian women's rights activist Henrietta 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.
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.
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.
Louise McKinney
Profile of Louise McKinney, a Canadian activist for the rights of women and one of the Famous Five in the Persons Case.
Profile of Louise McKinney, a Canadian activist for the rights of women and one of the Famous Five in the Persons Case.
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 in Canada.
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 in Canada.