Famous Five - Alberta Legislature Display

According to the British North American Act (BNA Act, our first Constitution), what was the legal definition of "persons". (Select all that apply)

• White

• Male

• Over 30

• Owned Land

Emily Murphy was appointed (picked) to be the first female p_____ magistrate in the British Commonwealth.

Women won the right to vote in provincial (not federal) elections in Alberta in the year _____

Some wanted to appoint Emily Murphy to the Canadian Senate but failed because, by definition in the BNA Act, she was not legally a _______

Who brought the women of the Famous Five together?

• Emily Murphy

• Nellie McClung

• Louise McKinney

• Irene Parlby

• Henrietta Muir Edwards

Q: Why was the initial (first) reason for the Famous Five coming together?
A: To petition the Supreme Court of Canada to consider females to be considered _______

The Supreme Court ruled the women were ___ considered persons.

Because Canada was more dependent on England at the time, the Famous Five went to England to appeal to the highest court in the Commonwealth called the _______ Council.

The Privy Council of the United Kingdom ruled that women, from that point forward, were to be considered _______

Through perseverance the Famous Five finally won their case which has now known as the ________ Case.