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Famous 5

Together, Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby and Nellie McClung achieved the recognition of women as persons under the British North America Act in 1929 so that they could be appointed to the Senate. They also worked in their own ways to improve women's lives in Alberta, across Canada and the world. These Alberta women became known as the Famous 5.

Famous 5 monument at Olympic Plaza in Calgary

Famous 5 monument at Olympic Plaza in Calgary