The Famous 5 Foundation is honoured to have been granted a Viceregal Patronage from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada. The F5F shares with the Governor General a focused effort on reconciliation, diversity and inclusion as well as youth and education.
Let’s Stand Up for the Famous 5!
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As part of the vision for Calgary's Olympic Plaza transformation, is the goal of creating an arts-focused gathering space in the downtown core. At this time, there is no certainty that the 'Women Are Persons!' monument will remain in place as part of this vision.
For 25 years, this larger-than-life bronze tribute to Alberta's Famous 5 has stood in Olympic Plaza, near Calgary City Hall. It is a legacy to courage, tenacity and the belief that we are all 'persons'. It is a tribute to the 'Persons' Case verdict announced October 18, 1929. At the time of its installation it was part of the largest public art project in Canada and it was designed and funded entirely by women! We believe that it is vital that this tribute to the Famous 5 remain in Olympic Plaza and that it stands as a permanent reminder to the principle of equality for all and to inspire future generations of leaders. Let's stand up for the five Alberta women who stood up for all 'persons'!
The F5 Maquette is a miniature of the F5F’s Women are Persons! Monuments in Olympic Plaza in Calgary and in front of the Senate of Canada in Ottawa. They were designed by Barbara Paterson and created by Bronzart Foundry.
The F5 Are on a tour across canada!
For the last 15 years, the F5 have enjoyed living at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary. Now they look forward to visiting legislatures, post-secondary institutions, public libraries and city halls across Canada. The F5 National Maquette Tour is intended to inspire today’s and tomorrow’s leaders to be nation builders, while promoting equality issues in each community it visits.
The F5F is grateful to Trent University, Peterborough, ON for displaying the ‘Women Are Persons!’ maquette in the Bata Library in early 2025. This visit to Trent U was co-sponsored by the First Peoples’ House of Learning and provided an excellent venue for the last stop on this nation-wide tour.
The maquette is now embarking on a tour of Alberta - the province where the Famous 5 made history! Watch for details on the Trailblazers Tour of Alberta!
We are also looking for additional funders! Please contact us HERE.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Famous 5 Foundation is located on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot and the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut'ina, the Stoney Nakoda First Nations and the Metis Nation of Alberta, Region III as well as Calgary known as Mohkínsstsisi. As treaty people, we accept our responsibility for and role in reconciliation.