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2023-10-02 18:26:23 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1D141E4865E26624461C66D8208571CB9E95B76EE88939251C5E42576E1A9C30
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Original Note:
The Persons Case did not decide that women were persons instead of property, but whether they were considered "qualified persons" for the purpose of Senate appointments. The court thought it obvious and explicit that women were persons. The case hinged on "qualified." http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKPC/1929/1929_86.html
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