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Evolution of Women’s Rights WW1-Now
Emily Murphy
Background Information
Emily Murphy was born on March 14, 1868, and lived until October 17, 1933, when she passed away at the age of 65 without warning in her sleep.
After Doris’ death to diphtheria the family moved out west to Manitoba then later Edmonton, and Alberta in 1906.
Emily murphy was a Native of Cookstown, Ontario and played a large role in her community.
She was a mother or four girls, madeleine Murphy, Kathleen Murphy, Doris Murphy, and Evelyn murphy. Which one, Doris died.
Emily was a Canadian women’s rights activist, the first female jurist, and a well-respected author.
Emily murphy wrote three books, Seeds of pine, Janey Canuck in the West, and The Black Candle, a book about …show more content…

A petition was filed against Emily being a part of the law court which failed to stop Emily from becoming a magistrate.
Emily also fought for the right for a woman to be appointed to the senate which came 16 years after her death when Cairine Reay Mackay Wilson became the first female senator in Canada.
She led to the legislation concerning the governing of narcotics and it wasn't changed until the 1960s

The Famous Five
The famous five were a group of 5 women that advocated for women's rights and where a part of the suffragist wave of feminism.
The famous 5 fought for the right for a woman to be a person which they were not already declared as because of the BNA act.
The trial led to the quote "The iron dropped into the souls of women in Canada when we heard that it took a man to decree that his mother was not a person."
Many people tried to suppress the views of the famous 5 and tried to nullify their words in fear of the loss of their power
They fought for what we consider now basic rights that everyone gets just for being a human born on …show more content…

Emily also taught women and everyone that sometimes when you are told something you have to question it and ask is it really right?

Agnes Macphail
Background information
Agnes Macphail was born on the 24th of march in 1890 in the proton township, Grey county, Ontario.
Agnes was the first woman to be elected to the house of commons in 1921 and lasted in the house until 1940.
She was also one of the first women to be elected to the Ontario legislature in two separate instances in 1943-45, and 1948-51.
She also was the first woman member of a Canadian delegation to the league of nations where she was on the disarmament committee.
Agnes was one of the founding members of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and advocated for prison reform.

Life and career
Agnes was excited when she passed the exam to enter high school when she was 14 but her father held her back 2 years to help at home.
Then moved onto Owen Sound Collegiate school and then to the Normal School for

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