English Dialogue

Second Project Angie Paola Acosta Orduña ID 719025

Laura Valentina Cárdenas ID 719282
Arelis Dayanna García ID 722512
María Fernanda Reyes Ramírez ID 654525

Presentado a
Bárbara Bibiana Pinzón

Programa de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo

 Madrid 2020
INTERVIEW EMILY MURPHY
Second Project
English Dialogue
Yeiner’s House
Yeiner: Good afternoon, my name is Yeiner Acosta and we welcome you to this program
called: Show story.
In the day of today going to know the life of Emily Murphy, one of the most influential
Canadians people in the years 1916, who was characterized by fight and defend the rights
of women.
Next we are going to observe a video of the year 1927 in the which an interview is
conducted with Emily Murphy.
In the Program
Arelis: Good afternoon my dear viewers. Today your longtime friend Arelis Garcia greets
you, and today in our program we have a very special guest. Emily Murphy (née Ferguson,
pen name Janey Canuck), writer, journalist, magistrate, political and legal reformer. Emily
Murphy is best known for her role in the Persons Case, the successful campaign to have
women declared “persons” in the eyes of British law. A self-described rebel, she was an
outspoken feminist and controversial figure. In recent years, Murphy has attracted criticism
for her views both on eugenics and immigration as well as acclaim for her success as a
suffragist. Welcome Emily Murphy, we are pleased to have you in our program.
Laura (Emily Murphy): Good afternoon, it is a pleasure to be on your program today
(laughs)
Angie: Emily tell us a little about yourself.
Laura (Emily Murphy): I was educated on equal terms with my brothers at a time when
girls were not educated. study at the prestigious Strachan Obispo School, a private
Anglican girls' school in Toronto, Ontario. While in Toronto, met Arthur Murphy, a
theology student whom later I got married.
Angie: wuau, what a privilege of yours to be able to study in this prestigious school, I
congratulate you on your marriage.
Fernanda: because your interest in politics?
Laura (Emily Murphy): I grew up in a family that frequently discussed legal and political
matters.
 Angie: You have kids?
Laura (Emily Murphy): Yes, four daughters Madeleine, Evelyn, Doris, and Kathleen, but
two have already passed away.
Angie and Fernanda: we are very sorry.

Second Project
Fernanda: Author and activist, contributor to book reviews and articles for Canadian
magazines and newspapers, Emily Murphy tell us a bit.
Laura (Emily Murphy): use the pen name Janey Canuck i posted four books: The
Impressions of Janey Canuck Abroad (1901), Janey Canuck in the West (1910), Open
Trails (1912) and Seeds of Pine(1914).
Angie: What led you to fight for the rights of children and women?
Laura (Emily Murphy): While traveling through the Alberta countryside, she met a
woman who had been abandoned by her husband, the man had sold his farm and left her
without a house or money. Legally, the woman had no property rights.
Fernanda: Thanks to this in 1915, the Alberta legislature passed the Married Woman’s
Home Protection.
Laura (Emily Murphy): Yes, it is.
Yeiner’s House
Yeiner: Do not miss the continuation of this important interview with one of the most
important women in our country and to whom we owe so much. Thanks for your audience.
See you in the next chapter.