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- We will focus on the “Person’s Case” & The Right to Vote for Women Discuss with a partner:

Social Studies 11 Women’s Rights Movement. - We will focus on the “Person’s Case” & The Right to Vote for Women Discuss with a partner: Are women equal in your society? Have you had (or can you imagine) a female president? If no, then why not?. Social Studies 11. The Persons Case. 1929.

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  1. Social Studies 11 Women’s Rights Movement • - We will focus on the “Person’s Case” & The Right to Vote for Women Discuss with a partner: Are women equal in your society? Have you had (or can you imagine) a female president? If no, then why not?

  2. Social Studies 11 The Persons Case 1929 What is a person? How can we determine if someone or something is a person or not?

  3. Is this a person?

  4. Is this a person?

  5. Is this a person?

  6. Ms. Wolfe is a person but her grandmother was not!

  7. The Persons Case: The Famous Five p 60, counterpoints Read and paraphrase to your partner. These women had to fight for their right to be considered ‘persons’.

  8. Role of women in 1920s • Principle role of women = wives & mothers • 1921 Federal Election = 5 ran for office, 1 was elected (Agnes MacPhail) – Every thing she did was heavily scrutinized • Limited Career opportunities (nursing, teaching) • Low pay, low skilled jobs • 1928 = Supreme Court of Canada ruled that “Women were not ‘persons’ under the Constitution”**

  9. Persons Case of 1929** • Emily Murphy (well known supported of Women’s rights) • Appointed a magistrate (officer of state..or..a judge in court) • This was Challenged…only a “PERSON” can hold this position under BNA Act • Women were not “Persons” in eyes of Law (1928 Court decision)

  10. Women becoming a “Person” • Supreme Court of Alberta ruled…Emily Murphy HAD THE RIGHT to hold this position! (good thing for women) • The movement didn’t stop!.... • Murphy & 4 other women activists (“Famous Five”) appealed to Britain to make women “persons” under the law

  11. October 1929 – British Council says: • “Exclusion of women is from days much more barbaric than ours today” • “Those who ask…WHY should women be included in the word “persons”….you should ask..WHY NOT?”

  12. HW • Role of Women worksheet questions due for Tuesday • Information can be found starting on p.60 in textbook

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