Name two of the 5 women involved in the "Famous 5"
Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Irene Parlby, Henrietta Edwards, Louise McKinney.
100
What did Emily Murphy want to become?
Emily Murphy wanted to become a senator.
100
What were some things women were not entitled to when women were not considered persons under the BNA Act?
Women were not able to vote, own property, and take part in the senate.
100
What Freedoms did women recieve during world war 1?
women gained the right to vote and work.
200
What were women not allowed to be under the BNA act?
Senators.
200
What did the Alberta 5 accomplish?
The Alberta 5 accomplished to state that Canadian women are persons under the BNA Act.
200
What was emily Murphy before she took part in the famous 5?
Emily Murphy was a writer and she was also a judge.
200
What were some things women were not entitled to when women were not considered persons under the BNA Act?
Women were not able to vote, own property, and take part in the senate.
200
Who was the first female to be appointed to the senate?
Cairine Wilson.
300
What Province were women first considered to be persons?
The first province to consider women as persons was Alberta.
300
Which women from the famous 5 was the first female cabinent minister in Alberta?
Irene Parlby.
300
What was the name of the council in England in which Emily Murphy took the case to?
The Privy council.
300
What are some changes that women made after they became persons under the BNA act?
Women began to act more like themselves by expressing themselves through new hair cuts, clothes and even joined sports and bacame apart of the community without feeling like they were bad people or outcasts.
300
What are some rights women were granted after women were considered persons on the BNA Act?
Some rights that women were granted after they became persons under the BNA Act were that they were able to vote, allowed to work, they were allowed to be enrolled in the Federal government ect.
400
What is something that women did to gain recognition by the court to be known as persons?
Women signed petitions to gain the recognition of the court.
400
Who was the leader of the famous 5?
Emily Murphy was the leader of the famous 5
400
Who denied Emily Murphy from becoming a senator in the federal government? and Why?
Prime Minister Robert Borden denied Emily Murphy from becoming a senator in the Federal government because under the BNA act she was not considered a person.
400
What were some of the sports women could take part in before women were created as eqauls in society? (name at least 1)
women could take part in figure skating, tenis , swimming, and dance.
400
How many women are currently in the Senate?
There are currently 38 women in the Canadian senate.
500
What year were women finally considered persons under the BNA act?
Women were finally considered persons in 1929 under the BNA act.
500
Who was the first women in the alberta five to be sworn into the Legislative Assembly of Alberta?
Louise McKinney.
500
Where was Emily Murphy appointed to become a judge?
She was appointed to the Edmonton Juvenile court.
500
What inequality that still remains with women today?
Working women are still sometimes payed less than men.
500
Who appointed Cairine Wilson to the Senate?
Prime Minister Mackenzie King appointed Cairine Wilson as the first female senator.