April 24th, 2006 @ 7:47 am
women are persons!
Canada
24 Apr 1928 The Supreme Court of Canada declares that though women are indeed legal “persons,” they are nevertheless ineligible to serve in the Canadian Senate. The Court agreed that the term “person” applies equally to humans of both genders, but the British North America Act referred specifically to “fit and qualified persons” — necessarily excluding unfit and unqualified people (aka females).
