#PersonsDay is complicated.

I’m thankful to those before me who fought for women’s rights…

AND I’m painfully aware that the women Emily Murphy thought should have rights didn’t look like me.

Asian women couldn’t vote until 1948.

Indigenous women couldn’t vote until 1960.

Today is #PersonsDay, marking the historic 1929 decision that recognized women as persons under the law and advanced their participation in public life.

The CBA's Madam Justice project celebrates women judges across Canada.

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Henrietta Louise Muir (Edwards) (1849–1931), feminist activist, artist, and legal expert. Appreciated and celebrated by only a small group of her contemporaries, as one of the Famous Five she is now a Canadian cultural icon. #WomensHistoryMonth #PersonsDay
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This Day is celebrated in Canada to mark the historic 1929 ruling that legally recognized most women as “persons”. Five women from Alberta—Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby, and Henrietta Muir Edwards—brought the challenge forward. #PersonsDay 🍁 #WomensHistoryMonth 🇨🇦

On October 18, Canada commemorates Persons Day. As a union, we recognize this day with the understanding that the fight for gender equality is fundamental to ensuring justice for all workers.

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Today we mark #PersonsDay to commemorate the day in 1929 when women were finally included in the legal definition of “persons.” This opened the door to women participating in public and political life.

Oct 18: Today is Persons Day! https://www.cute-calendar.com/46416 #PersonsDay

We recognize Persons Day in Canada is October 18
It marks the day in 1929 when the historic decision to include women in the legal definition of “persons”.
#PersonsDay #WomenArePersons #EqualityInAction #WomenInPolitics #CanadianHistory #GenderEquality #WomenEmpowerment #NSFM