When a woman was not a person.
3/14/2009 at 8:04 AM
On March 14, 1928 the "Famous Five" asked the Supreme Court of Canada if the word "person" in Section 24 of the British North America Act included persons that were female.
When the Court decided that the answer was no, the five Alberta women took their fight to the Privy Council in England, and finally won their case.
As a result of the landmark judgement, Canadian women could be appointed to the Senate.
The Famous Five were Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Irene Parlby, Henrietta Muir Edwards and Louise McKinney.
Suffragette Quotes:
Suffragette Ms. Nellie McClung’s recipe for action was: “Never retreat, never explain, never apologise – get the thing done and let them howl.”
Suffragette colleague of Nellie McClung, Ms. Irene Parlby declared, “The day has forever fled when the woman can confine her interests within the four walls of her home.”
Source:
http://archives.cbc.ca/politics/rights_freedoms/clips/1801/