Emily Ferguson Murphy

Emily Murphy Web (I made it.)

Before Emily Murphy married Arthur Murphy, Emily’s sir name was Ferguson. Emily was born in Cookstown, Ontario in 1868. Emily was the third of six children born to Isaac Ferguson and Emily Gowan. Isaac Ferguson was a wealthy landowner and businessman. Emily had 2 younger siblings and 3 older siblings. One of her brothers became a member of the Supreme Court. Emily grew up in a very political household and where lively discussions of law and political events going on would take place over a dinner conversation. Emily wanted to become a Social Activist when she got older. Emily had a dream that one day women could vote and also contribute more to their husband's work. Emily grew up in a boarding school in Toronto called Bishop Strachan School. It was an all girl’s school. Emily married Arthur at the age of 19 and through herself into his ministry. She had her children over the next 10 years.

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Emily Murphy’s life was so remarkable because she made it possible for women to vote and to have a say in things that made were important for women. She thought that by standing up you will get a say in things. She’s admirable because her acts made a voice and told thousands of women to stand up for their rights and now women have power and to be recognized as a person.

Emily Murphy to me is a, risk taker, has courage to do anything, honest, brave, selfless, giving, trustworthy, dedicated time to others, devoted to one another, fights justice for rights. If the person wanted to be influential then the person would have to be honest, courageous, selfless, because if person looks up to you, and thinks "I want to be just like you," then you don’t want to set a bad example.

The hard thing would be to devote this much time to others because you would have to put yourself last all the time, this can't be easy. Then people might seem to think that you’re being selfless when all you really want is time to rest (complicated). If you think about it, fights justice for rights sounds exactly like Emily Murphy. To me those words mean that he/she went to court and fought for some ones rights that they should have gotten. Instead of fighting against the Court I have would have told them the story straight and how this husband was getting all the property when the wife got nothing and then I would hope that they would listen to the story. To me having to go to court rather than just being able ask for something was something that she shouldn't have had to do. I learned that when you have something to say, say it because it will get heard. I also learned that you don’t just stand there and be helpless. If you lost everything from your husband stand up for yourself.

I think it is true you can judge a person by their enemies because Emily had an enemy that took property from her and other stuff and she fought for it against the court and that’s how she changed lives of others, so yes I do think that you can judge the person by their enemies. I think that Emily’s mentor was her older brother who became a member of the Supreme Court so she fought like a moving supreme court. Emily Murphy used rules that made it easier to fight against court like always tell the true story to them then they’ll understand it better.

Drawing of Emily Murphy (I drew this)

A hero is someone who fights for a cause because they believe in it and become admired for their acts. Emily Murphy was a hero; she fought for women’s rights and made it possible for women to have a say. Emily Murphy is well known but what makes her different is that she fought for women’s rights all over the world to help women. I couldn’t find any of her heroes but I do know that religion played an important role in her earlier years. She became good friends with other women’s activists and became The Famous Five; these women might have been her heroes.

Her family later moved to Edmonton in 1907, Emily is now buried in an Edmonton Mausoleum. She died in her sleep in 1933. I didn’t find any family members still alive but she had three living daughters who probably went on to get married and have children. There is a statue on Parliament Hill in Ottawa; it’s called Women Are Persons! The Famous Five’s picture was portrayed on the 50 dollar bill in October of 2004.

Emily Murphy is a great role model for anybody. She proved that if you stand up for yourself your voice will get heard. I learned that now thanks to her, women are being treated as people and we have a say and can stand up for ourselves. And if you believe in something that you want to fix then fix it.