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Women’s Rights. By Danielle Ste.Marie, Siara Chelle, and Alex Delaurier . The famous Five. The famous five were a group Canadian of women working together to help give all women the rights they deserve.
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Women’s Rights By Danielle Ste.Marie, Siara Chelle, and Alex Delaurier
The famous Five The famous five were a group Canadian of women working together to help give all women the rights they deserve. The famous five consisted of: Nellie Mclung, Emily Murphy, Irene Parlby, Louise Mckinney, Henrietta Edwards. The famous five was also called The Valiant Five.
Emily Murphy Emily Murphy was born on March 14th, 1868 and died on Oct.17th, 1933 at age 65. She was best known for helping in Canadian Feminism. She was an author, a Canadian Women’s rights activist, and she served as a jurist. She was the third of 6th children. She was the first was the first female judge on the British Empire.
Nellie McClung Born Oct. 20th, 1873, died Sept. 1st, 1951 at age 77. She was a member of The Alberta Legislature and a famous suffragist. She was married to Robert Wesley McClung. She was born in Chatsworth Ontario. Her and Wesley had 5 children, they are: Mark, Jack, Florence, Horace, and Paul. She taught in a one room school house in Summerset, Manitoba.
Henrietta Muir Edwards Born Dec. 18th, 1849 and died Nov.10th, 1931. She was born Henrietta Louise Muir in Montreal. In Oct. 2009 her and the famous five were voted the “honorary Sensations” by the Senate.