Emily Murphy

@First Female Magistrate in Canada, Birthday and Facts ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Emily Murphy was a Canadian women’s right activist and the first female magistrate in Canada Canadian Activists Women's Rights Activists Pisces Celebrities Emily Murphy was a Canadian women’s right activist and author who went on to become the first female magistrate in Canada and the British Empire. Well known for her contributions towards feminism in her nation, Emily Murphy was one among the “Valiant Five” or “Famous Five”—an activist group in Canada that included her along with other prominent activists as Henrietta Muir Edwards, Irene Parlby, Louise McKinney and Nellie McClung. She is regarded as one of the few women who were at the forefront in repealing discriminatory legislation against women during her time. Emily Murphy was born into a liberal family which was largely connected to politics and law and her father encouraged the equal treatment of sons and daughters. She drew inspiration from her maternal grandfather who was a politician, and uncles who were Supreme Court justice and senators. This upbringing helped her later in life in understanding and speaking about issues against women and children in public. One of her famous quotes state “Nothing ever happens by chance, everything is pushed from behind”.

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Birthday: March 14, 1868 Died on: October 17, 1933 Nationality: Canadian Famous: First Female Magistrate in Canada, Activists, Women's Rights Activists Gender: Female Sun Sign: Pisces Famous as: First Female Magistrate in Canada Information Detail Birthday March 14, 1868 Died on October 17, 1933 Nationality Canadian Famous First Female Magistrate in Canada, Activists, Women's Rights Activists Gender Female Sun Sign Pisces Famous as First Female Magistrate in Canada Died at Age 65

In 1887, Emily Murphy married Arthur Murphy and had four daughters named Madeliene, Evelyn, Doris and Kathleen. Her daughter Doris died of diphtheria at a young age. Unsplash Personal Life

Emily Murphy died on 17 October 1933, in Edmonton, Alberta, at the age of 65.. Unsplash Personal Life

Emily Murphy was born on 14 March 1868 in Cookstown, Canada, to Isaac Ferguson and Emily Ferguson on. She was the third child born to the couple and had two elder brothers named Thomas and Gowan. Emily’s father was a businessman Unsplash Childhood & Early Life:

Emily Murphy attended the Bishop Strachan School, a private girl’s school in Toronto. Private formal education is said to have had a great role in shaping her thoughts and giving her a broad approach towards life. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life:

Born into a family with great influence in legislation and politics, Emily Murphy became a legal advisor and educator at a very early age. Her orientation was towards the empowerment of women and children. Unsplash Career

Between 1900 and 1906, Emily Murphy took up writing and involved herself in publishing her travel sketches under the pen name Janey Canunk. Unsplash Career

In 1907, she along with her family moved to Edmonton in Alberta. Here she organised women groups and discussed various challenges related to gender inequality on a regular basis. Unsplash Career

On knowing the plight of a woman in Alberta who did not receive any land when her spouse sold their farm, Emily Murphy first led a campaign to protect property rights for married women. Her efforts paid off when in 1916 the Alberta legislature passed the Dower Act which allowed married women rights to one third of husband’s property. This victory strengthened her public profile. Unsplash Career

In 1916, Emily Murphy alonh with other activists wanted to witness the trial proceedings of some women accused of prostitution. But, Murphy and other female activists were not allowed to witness the trial on the ground that it would be inappropriate of them to do so. Murphy felt that it’s unfair that female prostitutes were being tried only in the presence of men. Unsplash Career

Emily Murphy along with the other members of the “Famous Five” was featured on the back of 50 Canadian 50 dollar notes in 2004. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

In 2009, she was voted by the Senate to be named “Canada’s first honorary senators” along with other members of the “Famous Five” Unsplash Awards & Achievements

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Birthday	March 14, 1868
Died on	October 17, 1933
Nationality	Canadian
Famous	First Female Magistrate in Canada, Activists, Women's Rights Activists
Gender	Female
Sun Sign	Pisces
Famous as	First Female Magistrate in Canada
Died at Age	65

Emily Murphy

Canadian

Mar 14, 1868

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