Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Cairine Wilson
Standard Name: Wilson, Cairine
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February 1930: Four months after the Persons Case brought...
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February 1930
Four months after the Persons Case brought before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
in England in October 1929, Cairine Wilson
became the first woman appointed to the Canadian Senate
.
“Women’s Right to Vote in Canada”. Paarliament of Canada: A to Z Index: Women, 1 Feb. 1999.
“Cairine Reay Mackay Wilson”. Library and Archives Canada: Printing and Publishing: Celebrating Women’s Achievements: First Women in Provincial and Territorial Legislatures.
