#IWD2017 #BeBoldForChange #DayWithoutAWoman #WhyIResist #FamousFive #TheFamousFive #ShePersisted . On Oct. 18, 1929, women are finally declared "persons" under Canadian law. The historic legal victory is due to the persistence of five Alberta women -- Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Irene Parlby, Louise McKinney and Henrietta Muir Edwards. . From Murphy's very first day as a judge, lawyers had challenged her rulings because she is not a "person" under Canadian law. By 1927, the women have garnered support all across Canada. . They petition the nation's Supreme Court. After five weeks of debate, the appeal is unanimously denied. Shocked, the women take the fight to the Privy Council of the British government; in those days it was Canada's highest court. In this CBC Radio clip from June 11, 1938, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King unveils a plaque commemorating the women activists in what became known as the "Persons Case". -- CBC Archives . . May you know the presence of those who have passed through the desert before you. May they point the way toward freedom and sustain you with their stories. In the wilderness, may there be wellsprings. May there be wings. -- Jan L. Richardson from In the Sanctuary of Women . . #capturecalgary #loveyyc #yycart #publicart #stephenavenue #iamdowntown #iamdowntownyyc #latergram #statue #famousfiveyyc #womensmarch #yycheritage #canadianhistory #albertahistory #history #downtowncalgary #publicart #olympicplaza #explorealberta #canadaheritage #heforshe #womenshistorymonth #internationalwomensday (at Famous Five Statues)
