Women in the world
My Great-Grandmother was not a person. Neither was yours. Up until about 67
years ago no females were. We were supposed to be pregnant and barefoot in the
kitchen. At least that's the perception that the laws enforced. (For ex: The
Election Act of the Dominion of Canada and The Common Law of England) As part of
the British Commonwealth many of our laws were the same as England's and
enforced by British parliament. One such …
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…Supreme Court of Canada rejected that the word "persons" included
women. This battle was lost but the war was won when the Privy Council of
England (the highest court in the land) ruled that the word "persons" included
women. That was the 18th of October, 1929.
The famous five women are: Irene Perlby, Nellie McClung, Henrietta Muir
Edwards, Louise McKinney, and Emily Murphy. These women have fought a battle of
sexism that is of historic importance.
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