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The famous five : Canada's crusaders for women's rights Cover Image Book Book

The famous five : Canada's crusaders for women's rights

Smith, Barbara, 1947- (author.).

Summary: Tells the story of five Canadian women collectively known as the Famous Five who launched a battle for justice that resulted in a declaration that women were "persons" under the law in Canada.

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  • ISBN: 9781772032338 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 138 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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  • Publisher: Victoria, [British Columbia] : Heritage, [2019]

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Who Were These Women? -- Working Together (The 1910s) -- The Political Battle (1917 to 1927) -- The Legal Battle (1927 to 1929) -- The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (1928 to 1929) -- Later Years -- Looking Back -- The Famous Five.

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Subject: Persons (Law) -- Canada -- History
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc -- Canada -- History
Women's rights -- Canada -- History
Women political activists -- Canada -- Biography
Famous Five (Canadian women's rights activists)
Parlby, Irene -- 1868-1965
McClung, Nellie L -- 1873-1951
Murphy, Emily F. (Emily Ferguson) -- 1868-1933
Edwards, Henrietta Muir -- 1849-1931
McKinney, Louise -- 1868-1931
Genre: Biographies.

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Salmo Public Library 305.4092 SMI (Text) 35163000177407 Adult Non Fiction Volume hold Available -
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