October is Women's History Month in Canada. This year is the 80th anniversary of the Persons case in Canada, declaring that women were to be considered persons under the law. While women being legal persons seems pretty obvious today, it was not so in the past.
- Blackstone Law Commentaries - British common law had certain assumptions about women's personhood that affected both Canadian and U.S. legal history
- Persons Case and Famous Five
More about Canada's Women's History Month:
- The Persons Case - from Canada Online at About.com
- Women in the Lead: Winter Sports: Canada's Status of Women office celebrates Women's History Month, October 2009
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