THE FAMOUS FIVE
I am a great fan of these five feisty women who battled against the common convention of their day that said women were not considered persons in the eyes of the law. One of the consequences of this law was that women were not allowed to become Senators. This was a great insult to Emily Murphy who was a judge but was not allowed to be considered for the Senate.
She knew that five signatures would compel the 'system' to answer any question put forward. Emily Murphy gathered four prominent women of the day to sign the petition with her and they began the long, uphill battle to have the law changed.
Up through the levels of the judicial system they asked the question "are women persons in the eyes of the law?" The answer always came back "NO".
Finally on October 18, 1929 the Privy Council in England came back with the verdict that "YES, women were persons in the eyes of the law!"
This decision was not only a victory for all the women in Canada but also for all women in all the commonwealth countries.
I admire the determination of these five women and I believe that they were successful in great measure because of the fact that they rallied together.
We can learn a great deal from The Famous Five!
I am a great fan of these five feisty women who battled against the common convention of their day that said women were not considered persons in the eyes of the law. One of the consequences of this law was that women were not allowed to become Senators. This was a great insult to Emily Murphy who was a judge but was not allowed to be considered for the Senate.
She knew that five signatures would compel the 'system' to answer any question put forward. Emily Murphy gathered four prominent women of the day to sign the petition with her and they began the long, uphill battle to have the law changed.
Up through the levels of the judicial system they asked the question "are women persons in the eyes of the law?" The answer always came back "NO".
Finally on October 18, 1929 the Privy Council in England came back with the verdict that "YES, women were persons in the eyes of the law!"
This decision was not only a victory for all the women in Canada but also for all women in all the commonwealth countries.
I admire the determination of these five women and I believe that they were successful in great measure because of the fact that they rallied together.
We can learn a great deal from The Famous Five!