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Emily Murphy

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Heritage Minutes: Emily Murphy

 

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Who is Emily Murphy? (in a minute)

 

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Who Is Emily Murphy, The Woman Holding Back Biden’s Transition?

 

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GSA Administrator Emily W. Murphy Reflects on President Truman's Legacy

 

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BLUES WOMEN | Emily Murphy on joining the Club

Emily Murphy was a Canadian women's rights activist, jurist, and author. 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.
  • Personal 

  • Dower Act 

  • Appointment as female magistrate 

  • Persons case 

  • Drugs and race 

  • Eugenics movement 

  • Legacy