The Person's Case

Emily Murphy first day as a Magistrate

1916

Emily Murphy became the first female magistrate in the British Empire in 1916

Supreme Court ruling on the Person's Case

1928

Debate with the Supreme Court eventually ruling that Women were not "qualified persons" as it related to Section 24 of the BNA act.

British Privy Council ruling on the Person's Case

1929

Lord Sankey arrived at a packed courtroom in London to read the Privy Council's judgement. The privy council said: Yes, women were indeed persons and could become senators.

Cairine Wilson's appointment to the Senate

1930

Cairine Wilson is the first female senator of the country by the government of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.

Formation of the Famous five

1996