Emily Murphy
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Emily Murphy
Emily Murphywas 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...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth14 March 1868
CityInnisfil, Canada
CountryCanada
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fighting thinking civilization
We want women leaders today as never before. Leaders who are not afraid to be called names and who are willing to go out and fight. I think women can save civilization. Women are persons.
fighting knows
Whenever I don’t know whether to fight or not, I fight.
suffering
No woman can become or remain degraded without all women suffering.