On Appeal from the Supreme Court of Canada in the Matter of a Reference as to the Meaning of the Word "persons" in Section 24 of the British North America Act : Between Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie L. McClung, Louise C. McKinney, Emily F. Murphy and Irene Parlby, Appellants, and the Attorney-general for the Dominion of Canada, the Attorney-general for the Province of Quebec, and the Attorney-general for the Province of Alberta, Respondents : Record of Proceedings [and Joint Appendix]