Agnes Macphail
Canadian politician and activist (1890-1954) · Canada · Politicians · Died at 63
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Something wrong?Agnes Campbell Macphail was a Canadian politician and the first woman elected to Canada's House of Commons.
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Agnes Campbell Macphail was a Canadian politician and the first woman elected to Canada's House of Commons. She served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1921 to 1940; from 1943 to 1945 and again from 1948 to 1951, she served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the Toronto riding of York East. Active throughout her life in progressive politics, Macphail worked for multiple parties, most prominently the Progressive Party, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the United Farmers of Ontario. She promoted her ideas through column-writing, activist organizing, and legislation.
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