Ms. Kirkland-Casgrain, who became a cabinet minister, was instrumental in the passage of Bill 16, which put an end to the legal incapacity of married women in the Civil Code.
Mme Kirkland-Casgrain, nommée ministre d'État, a fait adopter la loi 16 qui mettait fin à l'incapacité juridique des femmes mariées dans le Code civil.