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Women became “persons” under Canadian law in 1929. The ruling mattered enormously, but personhood, belonging, and equality turned out to be far...
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The Famous Five
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Emily Murphy helped change Canadian history by challenging a legal system that didn't consider women to be "persons"—but how do we reconcile...
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Before constitutional victories and historic court cases, there was a woman quietly documenting the ways the law failed women. How much change...
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What happens when a political system is built around the assumption that only certain people belong? Louise McKinney, one of Canada's Famous...
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What happens when a system expects your participation but refuses to recognize your voice? Nellie McClung helped challenge some of Canada's most...
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She wasn't the loudest member of the Famous Five, but Irene Parlby quietly transformed rural healthcare, education, and public services for generations...