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Emily Murphy (1868-1933) was a Canadian judge and author. She is best known for her contributions to women's rights and her participation as one of the "famous five" in the landmark "Persons Case". Born in Cookstown, Ontario, her family produced several lawyers and judges. She moved to Alberta with her husband, an Anglican minister. She became involved in the community and realized the plight of poor women who due to the laws at the time could be left destitute if their husbands abandoned them. She started a campaign to assert women's rights over property which led to the passing of the Dower Act in 1916. After finding out that women could not attend court cases where there were women defendants she persuaded the government to start appointing female judges. She became the first female judge in Canada in 1916.

In 1917 she found that women could not be appointed to the Senate because according to the British North America Act a woman was not defined as a 'person'. Thus started the famous 'Persons' case to have women declared 'persons' under Canadian law. The case made it to the Supreme Court of Canada, which ruled against them. At the time the Supreme Court was not the final arbiter and Murphy and her four co-plaintiffs appealed to the Privy Council in Britain, the "Star Chamber". They ruled in favour of the case which led to more equitable treatment of women in Canada.

Murphy wrote several books and pamphlets, mainly about her views on Canadian social life. In 1922, she wrote a book under the pseudonym, Janey Canuck, called "The Black Candle" about drug abuse. Opium addiction was a serious issue at the time. (Women of Influence: Canadian Women and Politics, Penny Kome)

Charles William Jefferys (August 25, 1869—October 8, 1951) was a Canadian painter, illustrator, author, and teacher best known as a historical illustrator.

Born in Rochester, England, Jefferys arrived in Toronto, Ontario (after living in Philadelphia and Hamilton, Ontario) with his family around 1880. After attending school, he apprenticed with the york, Lithography Company from 1885 to 1890. From 1889 to 1892 he worked for the Toronto Globe as an illustrator and artist. From 1893 to 1901, he worked for the New York Herald. Returning to Toronto, he became a magazine and book illustrator. Along with Ivor Lewis and other artists, Jefferys co-founded the Graphic Arts Club (later named the Canadian Society of Graphic Art), which by the 1940s became the primary artists' group in Canada. As well, from 1912 to 1939 he taught painting and drawing in the Department of Architecture at the University of Toronto.--Wikipedia.