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To: one_less who wrote (17060)	6/18/2001 4:33:42 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (2) of 82486

In 1928 the Supreme Court of Canada was unanimous in ruling that woman were NOT persons. This was overturned by the English Courts. Insofar as the idea of woman as persons is so recent to history, I would not be surprised to find it radical to the minds of some. I don't think anyone would have trouble detailing the unequal treatment that has reflected on the "personhood" of women, or how feminism contributed to reducing this inequality. But right now I would rather have some roast chicken. Certainly, the point and purpose of feminism was to bring about legal and social changes so that woman could be considered and treated as persons. So the idea that "feminism is the radical notion that women are people." seems to me to be terse, accurate, and catchy. Not something I have time to argue over, however.

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