In 1916, during a trial where prostitutes were being tried, two women were asked to leave the court room because the men said that the testimony was "not fit for the ears of ladies-. ... Similar cases happened in Alice Jamieson's, also a magistrate, court and thus began the "Persons Case-. ... Leaders who are not afraid to be called names and who are willing to go out and fight. ... In 1919 she became the president of the Federates Women's Institutes of Canada and their first request was to ask Prime Minister Borden to allow for women to be appointed for Senate. ... Their petition...

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"As a film about the way in which unlikely and innocent people can be caught in a catch-22 with the law, Thelma and Louise asks viewers to consider what they would do if caught in a situation like that- (Sturken, 2000: 18). ... Also, even though the audience agrees with Thelma in the beginning that they should just go to the cops, it is difficult for audience members to know what exactly they would do in that situation. ... Going against her mother's advice, she proceeds to bear and raise a son. ...

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• Grade Level: High School