Celebrating women's rights

The Pink Tea event at the Claresholm Public library celebrated the 82nd anniversary of the Famous 5 and the landmark "Persons Case" in 1929. The Persons case marked a hammer blow for women's rights in Canada, as the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council of England decision to fully...

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Published inClaresholm Local Press
Main Author Schnarr, J W
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Claresholm, Alta Postmedia Network Inc 02.11.2011
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Olsen, Jackie
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Summary:The Pink Tea event at the Claresholm Public library celebrated the 82nd anniversary of the Famous 5 and the landmark "Persons Case" in 1929. The Persons case marked a hammer blow for women's rights in Canada, as the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council of England decision to fully recognize women as "fully qualified" citizens, including the right to take a seat in the Canadian Senate, meant for the first time women would be given a chance to debate and make laws on their own lives. "It is because of women like the Famous 5 that you are a person," said library program co-ordinator Shelley Ford to a crowd of about 25. "You do have a voice, and have rights and freedoms. I think for all of us to really appreciate what they did for women in Canada from that day forward, we also need to have a look at how that success affects us today."