Women as Persons

[lizmc]

A bit after Murdoch's time, but significant. On this day in 1929, the Privy Council declared women were "persons":

[Fallenbelle]

Oct 19, 2015 3:27:49 GMT lizmc said:

A bit after Murdoch's time, but significant. On this day in 1929, the Privy Council declared women were "persons":

Wasn't this after women had the vote in Canada?  Yowza!  Of course, it's an improvement to the Council of Macon where women were declared human by one vote.  

[oklahomafan]

Oct 19, 2015 9:26:26 GMT Fallenbelle said:

Oct 19, 2015 3:27:49 GMT lizmc said:

A bit after Murdoch's time, but significant. On this day in 1929, the Privy Council declared women were "persons":

Wasn't this after women had the vote in Canada?  Yowza!  Of course, it's an improvement to the Council of Macon where women were declared human by one vote.  

And happy Election Day Canada.

[lizmc]

Oct 19, 2015 9:26:26 GMT Fallenbelle said:

Oct 19, 2015 3:27:49 GMT lizmc said:

A bit after Murdoch's time, but significant. On this day in 1929, the Privy Council declared women were "persons":

Wasn't this after women had the vote in Canada?  Yowza!  Of course, it's an improvement to the Council of Macon where women were declared human by one vote.  

Yup (that is white women....racism was alive and well.....)....however, while women could vote and run for the House of Commons (our old friend Agnes Macphail), they could not be appointed to the other House in Parliament, the Senate.  Our Senators are appointed by the Prime Minister and the Senate is considered the House of Sober Second Thought (insert snort of derision here). 

[lizmc]

Oct 19, 2015 22:20:02 GMT oklahomafan said:

Oct 19, 2015 9:26:26 GMT Fallenbelle said:

Wasn't this after women had the vote in Canada?  Yowza!  Of course, it's an improvement to the Council of Macon where women were declared human by one vote.  

And happy Election Day Canada.

Thank you.......polls here don't close for 2 hours, but I'm glued to the TV......results are starting to come from Newfoundland now.....

[lizmc]

And, here is the first female senator, Cairine Wilson:

[Hodge]

Oct 20, 2015 0:00:37 GMT lizmc said:

And, here is the first female senator, Cairine Wilson:

Pretty scary photo....

[lizmc]

Oct 20, 2015 2:39:50 GMT Hodge said:

Oct 20, 2015 0:00:37 GMT lizmc said:

And, here is the first female senator, Cairine Wilson:

Pretty scary photo....

She has Stephen Harper eyes.......very scary.....

[lizmc]

Ten reasons given why women shouldn't vote: www.canadashistory.ca/Magazine/Online-Extension/Articles/Why-Women-Couldn-t-Vote.aspx

(BTW, in this last election, we set a record for the number of women elected, 89 out of 340 seats.....Prime Minister elect Trudeau has said his cabinet would be 50% female...)