Persons Day Commemoration at Olympic Plaza

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'More still needs to be done': On Persons Day, Calgarians celebrate progress in ongoing push for gender equality

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Persons Day celebrations take place every year on Oct. 18 to commemorate a 1929 decision by Canada ’s highest court that declared women to be full legal persons, allowing them to serve as senators.

The Persons Case was pushed through Canadian courts by The Famous 5 — a group of five Alberta women long considered to be trailblazers for women's rights in Canada , but who have become the subject of criticism over their treatment of racial minority groups.

Indigenous women not legally being declared full persons until the 1960s .

The monument was designed by Indigenous sculptor Barbara Paterson , and was originally installed to mark the 70th Anniversary of the Persons Case verdict. At the time of its installation, it was part of the largest public art project in Canada — designed and funded entirely by women, the Famous 5 Foundation said in a news release. — With files from Scott Strasser [email protected] - Opinion : We are all persons — Marking national Persons Day - Celebrating the women who led change in Calgary and beyond.

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