Agnes Macphail, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Agnes Macphail

Canadian politician and activist

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1890

Place of Birth: Dundalk, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 13-Feb-1954

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Agnes Macphail

  • Agnes Campbell Macphail (March 24, 1890 – February 13, 1954) was a Canadian politician who was the country's first female Member of Parliament.
  • First elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1921, she served as an MP until 1940.
  • Moving to provincial politics, from 1943 to 1945 and again from 1948 to 1951 she was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the Toronto riding of York East.
  • Active throughout her life in progressive Canadian politics, Macphail worked for two separate parties and promoted her ideas through column-writing, activist organizing, and legislation.

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