Famous Five

This is the latest mural in a series known as Walking with Giants. The City of Edmonton has comissioned a number of different artists to portray individuals are events that have a significance to Edmonton.
These five women were instrumental in establishing the right for women to vote. They played a significant role in The Persons Case that was before the Supreme Court of Canada in 1929 that saw women declared to be recognized as "persons".
Each of these women lived for a portion of their lives here in Edmonton and three of them were Members of the Alberta Legislature.
Each of them have had parks named after them and now they are recognized in this wonderful piece of art

[Ellen Young]

Great Shot and History Bkb...i enjoy learning these things about others contries...Very interesting!

[Kyle]

Nice picture - great history lesson!

[Kerri]

Cool

[Glenda B]

Nice that they are being recognized

[bkb in the city]

@ellimae Glad you like it

[bkb in the city]

@kylec Glad to share it

[bkb in the city]

@kerristephens Glad you like it

[bkb in the city]

@glenda_b Yes it it

[Pam Hawkes]

Very nice mural of the Famous Five. Much more colorful than the bronzes Calgary has of them in Olympic Plaza.

[👑 AnaZad]

Very nice murals. I really like street art, and it makes such a difference in the look of the city.

[Brian Baptie]

Great to see how certain people shape our way of life. A wonderful tribute to them!!

[Maggiemae]

its so nice to have something so big as this painting of five big achievers!

[Jennifer C]

love this tribute to the brave women who paved the way for the future

[Kimmi]

neat mural

[Claire]

Great find, good info thanks

[Tony]

Wow Brian, love your capture, love the mural and a fabulous story. You may want to check the year that women were declated a person - I doubt it was 1029.

[Anatoly]

Fine shot and an interesting story about these women!

[Caroliene]

Great mural and interesting story!

[John]

Great mural

[Netkonnexion]

Nice one. Good shot.

[Carole Imes]

Lovely mural and a wonderful tribute to these 5 women. Interesting information and so well captured.

[Paula]

Great capture!

[Joyce Wells]

So nice that they are recognized for what they did for women!

[Aleksandra]

A wonderful and meaningful mural!

[Disha Parekh]

Great catch! Nice to see them recognised.

[Lara]

Nice capture and great to read the story that goes with it!

[John]

Great capture! I have always been fascinated by murals! They tell so much about the history of a place.

[Jordan]

What a neat mural with a great message , thank you for sharing!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

A nice piece of history and mural to go with it. Great shot!

[Lisa Pouncy]

Hurray for these women. Fantastic shot of a great mural xx

[Amy]

Beautiful mural. Thanks for sharing this bit of history.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

So interesting and a great capture.

[Shirley Banford]

Nice capture.

[Allison]

oh this is fabulous! feminists are awesome! thanks for the history :)

[ladyjane]

Nice mural - really brightens up the side of the building.

[Kim]

Glad to hear and see that these women are memorialized for these contributions, as they should be. Great capture of this artists work.

[Ian Fisher]

Fascinating history, and a lovely mural.

[Wendy Bowden]

beautiful mural

[michelle mcintyre]

Beautiful art work - love the history lesson...we need more of this type of thing...excellent way to promote the town & and to acknowledge these amazing women!!

[karenann]

Beautiful mural and capture!

[Drew Hedden]

nice shot!

[Sharon]

great shot - we are still trying to get our council to slash the side of the road for safety sake, could you get yours to have a word with them?

[Shirley Chetwynd]

wonderful shot.

[Janet Shaffer]

Nice shot.

[bkb in the city]

@johnnyfrs Glad you liked it

[bkb in the city]

@netkonnexion Thank you

[bkb in the city]

@cimes1 Thanks Carole

[bkb in the city]

@paulavdmerwe Thankyou Paula

[bkb in the city]

@sparkleplenty1 I am glad they have done this

[bkb in the city]

@aleksandra Glad you enjoyed it

[bkb in the city]

@dishaparekh176 Yes I am glad they have done this

[bkb in the city]

@rah2012 Glad to share it with you

[bkb in the city]

@congaree Yes they certainly do and we are getting more and more in Edmonton

[bkb in the city]

@jwoz1988 You're welcome

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann Thanks Ann

[bkb in the city]

@mittens Thanks Marilyn

[bkb in the city]

@psychographer Thanks Lisa

[bkb in the city]

@amyjriker You're welcome

[bkb in the city]

@sabanford Thanks Shirley

[bkb in the city]

@speedy0901 You're welcome

[bkb in the city]

@ladyjane They had been hinting that something was coming to this wall. It is nice to see it here

[bkb in the city]

@kimshots Thanks Kim

[bkb in the city]

@if1 Glad you enjoyed it

[bkb in the city]

@wenbow Glad you like it

[bkb in the city]

@michelle58 Glad I could share this with you

[bkb in the city]

@karenann Thnak you Karenann

[bkb in the city]

@drewhedden Thanks Drew

[bkb in the city]

@lynnb Woops. Thanks for pointing that out Lynn. I went back and corrected that

[bkb in the city]

@sharonthompson I will see what I can do:)

[bkb in the city]

@http365proj Thanks Shirley

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@janets Thanks Janet

[bkb in the city]

@pamfromcalgary I saw that when we were in Calgary. This is more colourful but I did like that work of art as well

[bkb in the city]

@anazad511 It certainly does bighten things up

[bkb in the city]

@bdb3471 It certainly is

[bkb in the city]

@maggiemae I was hoping it was going to bigger but I do love it nonethe less

[bkb in the city]

@jenrobcarr Glad you enjoyed it

[bkb in the city]

@kimmistephens Glad you like it

[bkb in the city]

@claireuk You're welcome

[bkb in the city]

@tonydebont Thanks Tony. Lynn pointed that out to me and I corrected it to read 1929

[bkb in the city]

@anden Glad you liked it

[bkb in the city]

@caatjeg Glad you liked it

[bkb in the city]

@janets Thank Janet

[Leila]

Wonderful mural as a homage to these women. Great shot.

[summerfield]

nice find. i love murals, i think that they enhance the city scapes. i'd love to read on the works of these women. very nice, brian.

[❀ Lynn]

Great lesson and capture bkb! Just reposting.

[Netkonnexion]

Wonderful mural, great idea. Nice shot.

[bkb in the city]

@leilaboyd Thanks Leila

[bkb in the city]

@summerfield Thanks Summerfield. I am sure you could find lots of books on these women to read. They certainly did have a rich and full life each one of them

[Sandie Reardon]

What a wonderful homage to these women instrumental in the history of Edmonton. Thank you for sharing these and a part of your town's history.

[bkb in the city]

@lynnb Thanks again

[bkb in the city]

@sandier You're welocme

[Vicki Dixon]

they did great in putting this up around town...nice shot

[bkb in the city]

@vickisfotos Thanks Vicki

[Harry J Benson]

nice mural and thanks for the lesson

[bruni]

This mural is a wonderful tribute to these courageous women. great history here.

[bkb in the city]

@hjbenson You're welcome

[bkb in the city]

@bruni A fantastic tribute indeed

[Allison Williams]

What a great piece of public art and a lovely tribute.

[bkb in the city]

@allie912 I was glad to see this one in our city

[Darlene]

How wonderful to honor these women this way and to learn about their history.

[Juliette Packham]

what a great piece of street art and fabulous history BKB - great learnign about your part of the world

[bkb in the city]

@darsphotos A great way to honor them for sure

[bkb in the city]

@sparkle Glad to share it with you

[Mary Lou]

great tribute, I remember my daughter doing a project on the famous 5. It seems unbelieveable that this happened in our grandmothers time!

[bkb in the city]

@allred I am glad that they are teaching this in our schools today

[Diane]

Very pretty mural--that and the parks are such nice tributes to women who made a difference.

[bkb in the city]

@eudora Glad you like all of them

[Carolyn White]

Lovely mural!

[bkb in the city]

@cjwhite Glad you like it