First Woman Police Magistrate in Canada, and in the British Empire
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Cookstown was home to Emily Murphy, the woman known as Janey Canuck, who served as Canada's first female Police Magistrate in the British Empire.
Waymark Code: WM3467
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 02/06/2008
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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 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.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1916
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