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Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Famous 5
with Barbara Paterson – Breakfast in the Gallery.
We had a wonderful turn-out to raise a cup of tea and/or a glass of sparkling wine to toast the tenacity of five women – Emily Murphy, Louise McKinney, Nellie McClung, Henrietta Edwards, Irene Parlby – on the 80th Anniversary of The Persons Case (October 18, 1929). This landmark change to Canadian constitutional law not only recognized that legally women were ‘persons,’ but also introduced far-reaching implications for Canadian law. We were joined by Barbara Paterson, the sculptor of the Famous 5 monuments on Parliament Hill, Ottawa and in Olympic Square, Calgary. For Barbara the persistence and sense of responsibility of the Famous 5 inspired her to look at them not as an event but as a group of individuals who came together to orchestrate meaningful change.
We are showcasing a number of new works by Barbara Paterson.
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