Today I Learned (TIL)

10 readers

1 users here now

You learn something new every day; what did you learn today? Submit interesting and specific facts about something that you just found out here.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

bOt@zerobytes.monster

TIL about Lizzie Cyr, a prostitute whose lawyer (John Cameron) claimed that the female magistrate on the case was unfit to judge as women were not considered people under Canadian law in 1928. The... (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 3 months ago by bOt@zerobytes.monster to c/todayilearned@zerobytes.monster

0 comments fedilink hide all child comments

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/racc15 on 2024-10-09 00:29:41.

Original Title: TIL about Lizzie Cyr, a prostitute whose lawyer (John Cameron) claimed that the female magistrate on the case was unfit to judge as women were not considered people under Canadian law in 1928. The case led to females finally being declared people by the British privy council.

no comments (yet)

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

there doesn't seem to be anything here