SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Emily Murphy

1868 - 1933

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Emily Murphy (born Emily Gowan Ferguson; 14 March 1868 – 26 October 1933) was a Canadian women's rights activist and author. In 1916, she became the first female magistrate in Canada and the fifth in the British Empire after Elizabeth Webb Nicholls, Jane Price, E. Cullen and Cecilia Dixon of Australia (all appointed to office in 1915). She is best known for her contributions to Canadian feminism, specifically to the question of whether women were "qualified persons" to serve in the Senate under Canadian law. Murphy is known as one of "The Famous Five" (also called "The Valiant Five")—a group of Canadian women's rights activists that also included Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney and Irene Parlby. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Emily Murphy is the 684th most popular social activist, the 769th most popular biography from Canada (up from 792nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Canadian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Emily Murphy ranks 684 out of 840. Before her are Karina Pankievich, Lydia Cacho, Jamnalal Bajaj, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Juliette Gordon Low, and Luis Taruc. After her are Arthur Scargill, Maryam Namazie, Rachel Corrie, Amelia Boynton Robinson, Mona Mahmudnizhad, and Henrietta Edwards.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, Emily Murphy ranks 197. Before her are Lida Heymann, Ellen Roosevelt, Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, Horace Elgin Dodge, Willis R. Whitney, and Robert Edeson. After her are Maude Abbott, Mariano Trías, and Philippa Fawcett. Among people deceased in 1933, Emily Murphy ranks 157. Before her are Alva Belmont, Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, Ormond Stone, Edward Dillon, George Luks, and Eddie Lang.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Emily Murphy ranks 769 out of 1,622. Before her are Hazel McCallion (1921), Jason Reitman (1977), Sylvia Fedoruk (1927), Cory Doctorow (1971), Keegan Connor Tracy (1971), and Kate McGarrigle (1946). After her are Bianca Beauchamp (1977), Roch Voisine (1963), Aaron Ashmore (1979), Martin Brodeur (1972), Eddie Shore (1902), and Jonathan de Guzmán (1987).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Canada

Among social activists born in Canada, Emily Murphy ranks 5. Before her are Paul Watson (1950), Viola Desmond (1914), John Peters Humphrey (1905), and David Reimer (1965). After her are Henrietta Edwards (1849), Sheila Watt-Cloutier (1953), and Autumn Peltier (2004).

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