Law: The Persons Case Nellie McClung 13 KB Henrietta Muir Edwards 12 KB Irene Parlby 11 KB Louise McKinney 13 KB Emily Murphy 12 KB One of the most famous cases in Canadian legal history--the Persons Case--was brought by five Alberta women--Emily Murphy (Herstory 1974), Nellie McClung (Herstory 1974), Irene Parlby (Herstory 1975), Henrietta Muir Edwards (Herstory 1976), and Louise McKinney ...