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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:law
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gptkbp:category
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Women's rights case
1929 in Canadian law
Canadian constitutional case
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council cases on appeal from Canada
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gptkbp:citation
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[1930] AC 124
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Canada
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gptkbp:date
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1929-10-18
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Persons Case
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gptkbp:judge
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gptkb:Judicial_Committee_of_the_Privy_Council
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gptkbp:legalIssue
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Whether women are eligible to be appointed to the Canadian Senate
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Ottawa,_Canada
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gptkbp:lowerAward
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:Edwards_v_Canada_(Attorney_General)
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gptkbp:plaintiff
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gptkb:Nellie_McClung
gptkb:Emily_Murphy
gptkb:The_Famous_Five
gptkb:Louise_McKinney
gptkb:Irene_Parlby
gptkb:Henrietta_Muir_Edwards
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gptkbp:predecessor
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interpretation of the word 'persons' in Canadian law
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Canadian_Constitution
gptkb:British_North_America_Act,_1867
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gptkbp:result
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Women are eligible to be appointed to the Senate
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gptkbp:significance
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Landmark decision for women's rights in Canada
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Nellie_McClung
gptkb:Famous_Five_(Canada)
gptkb:Legal_Status_of_Canadian_Women
gptkb:Women_are_Persons!_Monument
gptkb:Governor_General's_Award_in_Commemoration_of_the_Persons_Case
gptkb:Irene_Parlby
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