LE JOUR heureux DE PERSONNES
http://www.earthcalendar.net/_php/lookup.php?mode=date&m=10&d=18&y=2006October 18 Persons Day
On October 18, 1929, the British Privy Council decided that women were "persons" under Canadian law, and therefore eligible for appointment to the Senate. This decision was rendered after a lengthy legal and political struggle, known as the "Persons Case." Each year, the Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case are presented on or around this date.
http://www.swo.gov.sk.ca/Key%20Dates.html#OctoberOctober 18
Things that happened on this day that you never had to memorize in school
1929: English government declares Canadian women legally "persons."
http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=17809#18
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