<P> The Famous Five , or The Valiant Five , ( French : Célèbres cinq ) were five Alberta women who asked the Supreme Court of Canada to answer the question , `` Does the word ' Persons ' in Section 24 of the British North America Act , 1867 , include female persons ? '' in the case Edwards v Canada . The five women , Emily Murphy , Irene Marryat Parlby , Nellie Mooney McClung , Louise Crummy McKinney and Henrietta Muir Edwards , created a petition to ask this question . They sought to have women legally considered persons so that women could be appointed to the Senate . The petition was filed on August 27 , 1927 , and on April 24 , 1928 , Canada 's Supreme Court summarized its unanimous decision that women are not such `` persons '' . </P>
<P> The Famous Five , or The Valiant Five , ( French : Célèbres cinq ) were five Alberta women who asked the Supreme Court of Canada to answer the question , `` Does the word ' Persons ' in Section 24 of the British North America Act , 1867 , include female persons ? '' in the case Edwards v Canada . The five women , Emily Murphy , Irene Marryat Parlby , Nellie Mooney McClung , Louise Crummy McKinney and Henrietta Muir Edwards , created a petition to ask this question . They sought to have women legally considered persons so that women could be appointed to the Senate . The petition was filed on August 27 , 1927 , and on April 24 , 1928 , Canada 's Supreme Court summarized its unanimous decision that women are not such `` persons '' . </P>
when did the persons case start and end
when did the persons case start and end
August 27 , 1927 April 24 , 1928
August 27 , 1927 April 24 , 1928