Men and women should always be considered equal, and one sex should never feel inferior to another. At the beginning of the 20th century, three women carried this message across Canada. Emily Murphy has played an important role in promoting equality between men and women. Likewise, Nellie McClung also took responsibility for encouraging gender equality. Additionally, Agnes Macphail also served as a role model and had the important task of demolishing this gender wall. Women were able to achieve an aspect of greater equality during the 20th century, with the help of Emily Murhpy, Nellie McClung and Agnes Macphail. Emily Murphy played a vital role in helping women achieve a level of true equality during the 20th century. While visiting a prairie farm, Emily Murphy noticed a stressed-out woman. The woman was stressed because her husband had sold their land and fled to the United States, leaving her homeless. Becoming very determined, Emily Murphy set out to change the law. In 1911, the Dower Act was finally passed in Alberta, which gave women the right to own one-third of their husband's property.1 Emily Murphy's important decision to help change the law so that it is beneficial to women shows its determination to ensure that women get their rights. Even though the law was not completely fair, it still shows that Emily Murphy took initiative and helped women get closer to their goal. Before Murphy took this vital step, many women were left homeless because they had no rights to their husbands' property, and if she had not done this, many more women would have fallen victim. The fact that women could own property was an important issue at that time, and this was only made possible with the middle of paper... welcomed into the public space. »9 (Staton, 96 years old). Here, by going against what was considered socially acceptable, Macphail once again established herself as a role model. She proved that women were capable of being exactly what men were, and therefore should not stand idly by, but rather prove themselves to those who opposed them. In conclusion, women could not have reached a level of true equality, without the help and many contributions of Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung and Agnes Macphail. These three women have worked tirelessly to give women the rights they deserve. While Emily Murphy created new laws, Nellie McClung opened doors to new career opportunities for women, and Agnes Macphail served as a role model and mentor for many women. Women's equality does not refer to women being treated with superiority, but rather to the equal status of men and women..