RIGHTS OF WOMEN.
CANADIAN TEST CASE. SEATS IN THE UPPER HOUSE. A. and N.Z.-Sun. OTTAWA, March 14. A petition originated by five women of Alberta claiming tho right of members of their sex to sit in the Senate was heard before the Supreme Court. After hearing argument' by counsel the Court to-day reserved its decision. The Solicitor-General, Mr. L. Cannon, said the question io bo decided was whether a woman was "a person" within the meaning of the British North America Act.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19280316.2.61
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19897, 16 March 1928, Page 11
Word Count
82RIGHTS OF WOMEN. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19897, 16 March 1928, Page 11
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in