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 The monument in Ottawa when the statue was originally located on Parliament Hill | |
| Designer | Barbara Paterson |
|---|---|
| Material | Polished bronze |
| Opening date | Calgary: October 18, 1999 Ottawa: October 18, 2000 |
| Dedicated to | The Famous Five |
The Women Are Persons! monuments, also known as the Famous Five monuments, are a pair of memorial sculptures in Ottawa, Ontario and Calgary, Alberta in Canada. The statues commemorate Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Henrietta Muir Edwards, and Irene Parlby, collectively known as The Famous Five. The statues were unveiled in Calgary on October 18, 1999,[1] and a year later in Ottawa on October 18, 2000.[2] The statues were sculpted by Barbara Paterson.
Background
The Famous Five
The Persons Case
Sculptures
The monuments where sculpted by Barbara Patterson.[3]
References
- ^ Forster, Merna M. (2004). "Heroines.ca, Women in Canadian History (Calgary)". Heroines.ca. Archived from the original on December 31, 2024.
- ^ Forster, Merna M. (2004). "Women in Canadian History". Heroines.ca. Archived from the original on December 31, 2024.
- ^ "Meet the sculptor who immortalized Canada's Famous Five". SenCA+ Magazine. Senate of Canada. October 15, 2020. Archived from the original on May 29, 2024.
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