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The Famous Five : Canada's crusaders for women's rights / by Smith, Barbara,1947 April 19-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."On August 27, 1927, five women gathered at a house on Edmonton's Southside to sign a letter that would change the course of Canadian history. Those women were Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby, and Henrietta Muir Edwards, who would become known as the Famous Five. The meeting of the women had been prompted by Emily Murphy, an Alberta magistrate, whose right to render judgements had been challenged by a lawyer who maintained that only men could be appointed as judges because only men were considered "persons" under the British North America Act. The battle for justice that began that Saturday afternoon on took several years and many miles, finally making its way to the Privy Council in London. Finally, in 1929, a landmark ruling found that women were indeed "persons" in the eyes of the law. But who were these women and how did they come together at such a pivotal moment in Canadian history? The Famous Five is a comprehensive look at the remarkable lives, prolific careers, sometimes disturbing contradictions, and extraordinary achievements of these five women who fought for equality at a time when women were barely recognized as relevant."--
Subjects: Famous Five (Canadian women's rights activists); Women's rights; Women;
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Lost children archive / by Luiselli, Valeria,1983-author.;
"From the two-time NBCC Finalist, a fiercely imaginative novel about a family's summer road trip across America--a journey that, with breathtaking imagery, spare lyricism, and profound humanity, probes the nature of justice and equality in America today. A mother and father set out with their kids from New York to Arizona. In their used Volvo--and with their ten-year-old son trying out his new Polaroid camera--the family is heading for the Apacheria: the region the Apaches once called home, and where the ghosts of Geronimo and Cochise might still linger. The father, a sound documentarist, hopes to gather an "inventory of echoes" from this historic, mythic place. The mother, a radio journalist, becomes consumed by the news she hears on the car radio, about the thousands of children trying to reach America but getting stranded at the southern border, held in detention centers, or being sent back to their homelands, to an unknown fate. But as the family drives farther west--through Virginia to Tennessee, across Oklahoma and Texas--we sense they are on the brink of a crisis of their own. A fissure is growing between the parents, one the children can feel beneath their feet. They are led, inexorably, to a grand, unforgettable adventure--both in the harsh desert landscape and within the chambers of their own imaginations. Told through the voices of the mother and her son, as well as through a stunning tapestry of collected texts and images--including prior stories of migration and displacement--Lost children archive is a story of how we document our experiences, and how we remember the things that matter to us the most. Blending the personal and the political with astonishing empathy, it is a powerful, wholly original work of fiction: exquisite, provocative, and deeply moving"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Road fiction.; Families; Automobile travel; Immigrant children; Illegal alien children; Immigrant children; Illegal alien children;
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Treaty words : for as long as the rivers flow / by Craft, Aimée,1980-; Swinson, Luke,1989-;
"The first treaty that was made was between the earth and the sky. It was an agreement to work together. We build all of our treaties on that original treaty. On the banks of the river that have been Mishomis<U+2019>s home his whole life, he teaches his granddaughter to listen--to hear both the sounds and the silences, and so to learn her place in Creation. Most importantly, he teaches her about treaties--the bonds of reciprocity and renewal that endure for as long as the sun shines, the grass grows, and the rivers flow. Accompanied by beautiful illustrations by Luke Swinson and an author<U+2019>s note at the end, Aimée Craft affirms the importance of understanding an Indigenous perspective on treaties in this evocative book that is essential for readers of all ages."--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Native peoples; Native peoples; Native peoples; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples;
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Damages. [videorecording] / by Byrne, Rose.; Close, Glenn,1947-; Donovan, Tate.; Fish, Mark.; Kessler, Glenn,1970-; Kessler, Todd Ellis.; Scott, Campbell.; Short, Martin,1950-; Zelman, Daniel.; Bluebush Productions.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm); Sony Pictures Television.;
Disc 1. Episodes 1 - 4.Disc 2. Episodes 5 - 7.Disc 3. Episodes 8 - 10.Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Tate Donovan, Campbell Scott, Martin Short.DVD release of episodes originally broadcast on television in 2010.In season three, Patty Hewes is in a serious accident when another car broadsides her vehicle in an intersection, Ellen visits the woman in her dreams to learn if she is her birth mother, Patty is surprised when she runs into her son Michael's pregnant girlfriend, and more.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Class actions (Civil procedure); Law students; Lawyers; Legal television programs.; Television programs.;
© c2011., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
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Damages. [videorecording] / by Byrne, Rose.; Close, Glenn,1947-; Fish, Mark.; Kessler, Glenn,1970-; Kessler, Todd Ellis.; Phillippe, Ryan,1974-; Zelman, Daniel.; Bluebush Productions.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm); Sony Pictures Television.;
Disc 1. You want to end this once and for all? -- Have you met the eel yet? -- Failure is failure -- I love you, mommy.Disc 2. There's something wrong with me -- I need to win -- The storm's moving in.Disc 3. I'm afraid of what I'll find -- I like your chair -- But you don't have to do that anymore.Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Ryan Phillippe.In the final season opf Damages, attorney Patty Hewes and her ex-protégée Ellen Parsons face off in a fatal double showdown: the wrongful death case against a charismatic hacker, and a devastating custody battle pitting Patty against her own son.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Class actions (Civil procedure); Law students; Lawyers; Legal television programs.; Television programs.;
© c2013., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
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Damages. [videorecording] / by Byrne, Rose.; Close, Glenn,1947-; Donovan, Tate.; Fish, Mark.; Kessler, Glenn,1970-; Kessler, Todd Ellis.; Scott, Campbell.; Short, Martin,1950-; Zelman, Daniel.; Bluebush Productions.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm); Sony Pictures Television.;
Disc 1. Your secrets are safe -- The dog is happier without her -- Flights at 11:08 -- Don't throw that at the chicken -- It's not my birthday.Disc 2. Don't forget to thank Mr. Zedeck -- You haven't replaced me -- I look like Frankenstein -- Drive it through hardcore.Disc 3. Tell me I'm not a racist -- All that crap about your family -- You were his little monkey -- The next one's gonna go in your throat.Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Tate Donovan, Campbell Scott, Martin Short.DVD release of episodes originally broadcast on television in 2010.In season three, Patty Hewes is in a serious accident when another car broadsides her vehicle in an intersection, Ellen visits the woman in her dreams to learn if she is her birth mother, Patty is surprised when she runs into her son Michael's pregnant girlfriend, and more.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Class actions (Civil procedure); Law students; Lawyers; Legal television programs.; Television programs.;
© c2011., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Unsettling Canada : a national wake-up call / by Manuel, Arthur.; Derrickson, Ronald M;
Includes bibliographical references and index.LSC
Subjects: Native peoples; Native peoples; Native peoples; Native peoples;
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Garrow's law. [videorecording] / by Armstrong, Alun.; Barlow, Dominic.; Graves, Rupert,1963-; Lydon, Peter.; Marchant, Tony,1959-; Marshal, Lyndsey.; Russell, Stephen.; Wayling, Damian.; Acorn Media (Firm); British Broadcasting Corporation.;
Andrew Buchan, Alun Armstrong, Lyndsey Marshal, Rupert Graves.The true tale of William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the 'innocent until proven guilty' theory to London's Old Bailey.PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital stereo sound.
Subjects: Garrow, William, Sir, 1760-1840; Criminals; Historical television programs.; Lawyers; Legal television programs.; Television programs.;
© c2010., Acorn Media,
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Beach road : a novel / by Patterson, James,1947-; De Jonge, Peter;
Subjects: Attorney and client; Rich people; Trials (Murder); Legal stories; Mystery fiction; Suspense fiction;
© c2006., Little, Brown and Co.,
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Identical / by Turow, Scott.;
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Brothers; Ex-convicts; Kindle County (Imaginary place); Legal stories.; Murder; Political candidates; Twins;
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