Part of the famous five Calgary..

The Famous 5 are five women, truly pioneers, who in Alberta in the early part of the 20th century shaped the future of the lives of all Canadian women to come. Because of their efforts, on October 18, 1929, the Privy Council declared in the famous " Person's Case of 1929" that women were persons and thus eligible to hold any appointed or elected office...Three of these women were born in Ontario, one in Montreal, and one in England. They all came from the upper-middle class, were well educated and were committed to social change and women's suffrage. They were social activists who felt it was their responsibility to make needed changes.