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The Persons Case

Explore the inspiring story of the Famous Five women and their fight for legal personhood, paving the way for women's rights in Canada. Learn about key events, milestones, and commemorations related to the Persons' Case.

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The Persons Case

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  1. The Persons Case 1929-2009

  2. Who were the Famous Five?

  3. Nellie McClung Known for: -writer -suffrage advocate -temperance movement

  4. Irene Parlby -one of the founders of the United Farm Women’s Association -Minister without portfolio within the United Farm Association at time of the case (hand outstretched)

  5. Louise McKinney & Henietta Muir Edwards Louise McKinney -known for her action in temperance -1st woman to be elected to the Alberta legislature, 1917 + (Sitting hands clasp) Henrietta Muir Edwards -long-term activist in women’s movement (Sitting with teacup)

  6. Emily Murphy http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10205

  7. The Persons Case • 1927 – the five women meet at Emily Murphy’s home, Edmonton Alberta to sign Murphy’s petition for women appointments in the senate • 1928 – Supreme Court of Canada rules that women are not “persons” • 1929 – Privy Council in Britain overturns the Canadian Supreme Court’s Decision • 1930 – Cairine Wilson becomes the first woman in the Canadian Senate

  8. Celebrating History • 1999 – original Famous Five statues unveiled in Calgary at the Olympic Plaza (sculpted by Barbara Paterson) • 2000 – copies of the Famous Five statues placed on Parliament Hill • 2004 – 75th Anniversary of the Persons’ Case • 2001-2004 Canadian Journey $50 • 2007 – Robert J. Sharpe and Patricia I. McMahon publish The Persons Case: The Origins and Legacy of the Fight for Legal Personhood with the University of Toronto Press

  9. 80th Anniversary Memories • Enbridge Famous 5 Luncheon in collaboration with the Famous Five Committee www.famous5ottawa.ca • Jeanette Corbiere Lavell • Daphne E. Dumont • Bev LeFrancois • Karen Messing • Mary Scott • Pauline Fogarty – Youth Award

  10. Winners of the Governor General Awards Commemorating the Persons Case

  11. Kathy Laing & Crystal Sissons Together we represented BPW Canada at the Famous Five Luncheon on October 2nd, 2009

  12. Famous Five Senators at Last! • Famous Five made honorary senators • “Famous 5 named honorary senators: Motion celebrates trailblazers who fought to have women named persons” by Valerie Berenyi – Ottawa Citizen – Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 • A first in Canadian history – senators named posthumously • Famous 5 Foundation lobbied for this honour for 12 years

  13. Ontario Women’s History Network- Annual Conference – October 16-18, 2009 • Ottawa, Ontario • Conference was entitled: “The Persons Case and Canadian Women’s Political Activism” • Persons Day Breakfast with LEAF Ottawa • Canadian Women’s Movement Archives • Keynote address – Dr. Constance Backhouse, University Research Chair, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa • Teaching of the Persons Case • Role of Canadian Women in the Senate • Activating Activism

  14. Looking Forward • 2010 = 50th Anniversary of the start of “second wave” feminism in Canada • 40th Anniversary of The Report of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada (1970) • BPW Canada’s 80th Anniversary!!!!

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