Today is Persons Day in Canada which commemorates when Canadian women were legally recognized as Persons in 1929. This significant event opened a wide range of possibilities to women including being able to sit in the Senate and opened more avenues for women in various other avenues of life.
When I talk about Elsie MacGill seeing societal change I usually reference women earning the vote in the provinces and nationally and Persons Day because these events occurred early in her life and had demonstrated what could be possible, and she never stopped believing in women's power to effect change!
Take some time to reflect on this important history via some of these sources:
Women and Gender Equality Canada
https://law.queensu.ca/news/Persons-Day-Recognizing-Canadas-roots-in-advancing-gender-equality
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