Changes Emily Murphy helped To Make
Emily Murphy was a member of the famous five along with Nellie McClung, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Irene Parby, and Louise McKinney.
Emily murphy wanted to become a judge, but on her first day of applying for the job she was told that she couldn't because she as female, and women weren't technically considered persons according to section 24 of the BNA Act (rule book). After that, she realized, actually how unfair women were treated, so it became a start of a revolution. Emily Murphy then got involved in a lot of women rights campaigns, and women organizations across Canada began to submit Emily's name as a candidate for the roll of a judge. At that time in the 1920's, Emily's brother had found a explanation that wasn't clear at the at the time. They would allow 5 'persons" acting as a unit, to argue against any part of the BNA Act. Emily of course took advantage of that and knew something had to be down. She got together a group of 5 to argue, the group included her, Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Irene Parlby, And Louise McKinney together, all 5 of them met in Edmonton and had signed a petition that was sent to the Supreme Court asking for an explanation for the word "persons". On October 18,1929 five judges of the Privacy Council reversed the law and said "yes', Canadian women were now considered people and therefore she could be a judge. Emily and these women impacted Canada and the world because they acknowledged women's rights. They were the people that made women equal to men.
Emily murphy wanted to become a judge, but on her first day of applying for the job she was told that she couldn't because she as female, and women weren't technically considered persons according to section 24 of the BNA Act (rule book). After that, she realized, actually how unfair women were treated, so it became a start of a revolution. Emily Murphy then got involved in a lot of women rights campaigns, and women organizations across Canada began to submit Emily's name as a candidate for the roll of a judge. At that time in the 1920's, Emily's brother had found a explanation that wasn't clear at the at the time. They would allow 5 'persons" acting as a unit, to argue against any part of the BNA Act. Emily of course took advantage of that and knew something had to be down. She got together a group of 5 to argue, the group included her, Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Irene Parlby, And Louise McKinney together, all 5 of them met in Edmonton and had signed a petition that was sent to the Supreme Court asking for an explanation for the word "persons". On October 18,1929 five judges of the Privacy Council reversed the law and said "yes', Canadian women were now considered people and therefore she could be a judge. Emily and these women impacted Canada and the world because they acknowledged women's rights. They were the people that made women equal to men.