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The Attorney General appointed Emily Murphy as a Magistrate. She was strong and is famous for her feminism views. She fought for women and children's rights She was the driving force of the FAMOUS FIVE.
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Five women came together to fight for equality for women. They are known as the Famous Five... They fought the government that women were equal to men and they are just as qualified as men to do jobs in the government -
In 1928, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that women were not “persons” according to the British North America Act and therefore were ineligible for appointment to the Senate.
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After deliberation for a very long time the Privy Council did reversed the decision of the Supreme Court.. The council concluded that “the word 'persons' in sec. 24 does include women, and that women are eligible to be acting members of the Senate of Canada.” That is a big win!!!!!
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She was the first women to sit in the Senate after the Persons Case verdict. This philanthropist had progressive ideas that contributed to the advancement of women in the public. Her hard work as Liberal Party organizer and as senator. She was the president of both the League of Nations Society in Canada and the Canadian National Committee on Refugees, Carine battled anti-Semitism and tirelessly campaigned for immigration laws and for the admission of refugees to Canada.
