Emily Murphy (March 14 1868 - October 17 1933) was a Canadian women's rights activist. In 1916, she became the first woman police magistrate in Alberta, 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. Wikipedia
A prominent suffragist and reformer, the first female magistrate in the Commonwealth, and the leader of the Famous 5's challenge of the Persons' Case, Emily Murphy was also a prolific writer. www.famous5.ca/frames/frame_education_about.htm
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