The Persons case
Kanada
Verfassung
Law, canada
Political rights
Frauenbewegung
Women, legal status, laws, etc
Feminism & Feminist Theory
Legal Reference / Law Profession
Droits
Women's studies
Women's rights
Trials, litigation
Frau
Droit
Legal status, laws
Canada
Femmes
Law
Women
History
"On 18 October 1929, John Sankey, England's reform-minded Lord Chancellor, ruled that women were eligible for appointment to Canada's Senate. Initiated by Edmonton judge Emily Murphy and four other activist women, the Persons case challenged the exclusion of women from Canada's upper house and the i…
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