Only seven months after Alberta became a province in April 1906, a woman stood in front of the members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. She was presenting her Dower legislation, which if passed, would give new property rights to married women...
For over a century, women have had the right to vote in Canadian federal elections and most provincial elections. We take it for granted now, but the fight to get to that point was a long one for the women who wanted equal rights when it came to...
Throughout Canadian history, there have been many landmark cases but few are on the same level of importance as Edwards versus Canada, also known as The Persons Case. The Persons Case would be decided in 1929, but its origins date back over a decade...