- Canadian women's rights activist, jurist, and author
| Born: | 14 March 1868 Comment | | When did Emily Murphy die? / Died | 17 October 1933 | | How many years did Emily Murphy live? / Lived | 65 years | | Where was Emily Murphy born? | Innisfil, Canada | | Zodiac sign: | Pisces |
Emily Murphy Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| | How much is Emily Murphy worth? | Under review
| | Nationality: | Canadian |
Who was Emily Murphy? / Facts
- In 1916, she became the first female magistrate in Canada, and in the British Empire
- She is best known for her contributions to Canadian feminism, specifically to the question of whether women were "persons" under Canadian law
- Murphy is known as one of the "The Famous Five" (also called "The Valiant Five")—a group of Canadian women's rights activists that also included Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney and Irene Parlby
- In 1927, the women launched the "Persons Case," contending that women could be "qualified persons" eligible to sit in the Senate
- The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that they were not
- However, upon appeal to the Judicial Committee of the British Privy Council, the court of last resort for Canada at that time, the women won their case
- However, there has been some criticism of her later work, mainly for her role in the Sexual Sterilization Act of Alberta
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Last update: 17 February 2017
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