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Emily Murphy

Civil Rights Leader born on

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Personal details and public facts.

Profession
Civil Rights Leader
Died
Oct 17, 1933
Zodiac
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Born in
Canada
About
Notable for her membership in a Canadian women's activist group known as "The Famous Five," Murphy played a key role in convincing the government to consider women "qualified persons" who could serve in the Canadian Senate. Her landmark case was won following an appeal to the British Privy Council's Judicial Committee.
Family
She and her brothers Gowan and Thomas were the children of Emily and Isaac Ferguson. Her marriage to Arthur Murphy resulted in daughters named Kathleen, Doris, Madeleine, and Evelyn.

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