Emily Ferguson 'Janey Canuck' Murphy

Born in Cookstown, Ontario, Emily Murphy moved to the Swan River district of Manitoba in 1904 and about three years later to Edmonton. A fighter for women’s rights she became, as judge of the Edmonton Juvenile Court, the first female magistrate in the British Commonwealth. She led the five Alberta women through whose efforts women were legally recognized as “persons” and hence made eligible for admission to the Senate. Among the books she wrote under the pen name “Janey Canuck” were Seeds of Pine, sketches of life in Alberta, and The Black Candle, a study of narcotics and drug addiction. She died in Edmonton.

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Née à Cookstown (Ontario), Emily Murphy s’établit d’abord au Manitoba en 1904 et, plus tard à Edmonton. Féministe, elle fut nommée juge à la cour des jeunes délinquants d’Edmonton. Elle fut le premier magistrat féminin du Commonwealth britannique. Elle fut du petit groupe dont les efforts permirent aux femmes d’accéder au Sénat. Parmi ses ouvrages, signés du pseudonyme de «Janey Canuck», citons «Seeds of Pine», esquisses de la vie en Alberta, et «The Black Candle», étude sur les stupéfiants et la narcomanie. Elle mourut à Edmonton.

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