famous five redux
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A look at the Famous Five and the Persons Case. A monumental event in the struggle for equal rights for women. The story of five women from Alberta and how they changed the world.TRANSCRIPT
Civilizations
JOANNE FISHER & JAMES TAYLOR
Present
The Triumph of Canada’s Women
The Famous Five and the Persons Case
We live together in a nation where all women and men
ARE EQUAL UNDER THE LAW
1928
WorkersJournalistsEntrepreneurs
Leaders`
Decision MakersActivists
BUT
They could not be appointed to the Senate
B E C A U S E
According to the Canadian Constitution women were
not “persons”
NOT A
PERSON
Irene Parlby
Henrietta Muir Edwards
T h e F a m o u s F i v e
UNCHANGEABLE
our Constitution is:
• a living tree, capable of growth and expansion
• dynamic and open to change
• not narrowly bound by the intentions of the original framers
THE RULING
The word “persons” did indeedinclude women.
Across the Empire
The Ripple Effect
Changed the way we think
How minorities are treated How we think of immigrantsOpen-minded & inclusive
THE VALUES THAT CHARACTERIZE C A N A D A
• Faith in government• Collective commitment to social
programs
Parliament Hill
http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10205
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Bibliography
Canadian Democracy (6th Edition)
Stephen Brooks
Nellie McClung
Charlotte Gray (with introduction by John Ralston Saul)