Case

The Person's Case

By francene

  • Emily Murphy first day as a Magistrate

    Emily Murphy first day as a Magistrate
    Emily Murphy became the first female magistrate in the British Empire in 1916

  • Supreme Court ruling on the Person's Case

    Supreme Court ruling on the Person's Case
    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

    British Privy Council ruling on the Person's Case
    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

    Cairine Wilson's appointment to the Senate
    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

    Formation of the Famous five