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It’s been a century since Canadians elected their first woman MP. How far have we come?
Agnes Macphail Award
Obituary for Agnes Catherine MacPhail
100 years after the first woman MP, progress remains 'uneven and slow'
Nominations sought for East York’s Agnes Macphail Award
Grey County won't declare day for Agnes MacPhail
Resolution to honour Agnes Macphail defeated by her home county's council
Agnes Macphail became Canada's 1st female MP a century ago — and influenced change that endures today
Canada’s first female MP celebrated in her hometown
The day a pioneering female politician left her mark in Guelph
Agnes Macphail was the first female elected to Canada's House of Commons.
It’s been a century since Canadians elected their first woman MP. How far have we come?
Even after she became the first woman elected to Canada's House of Commons, Agnes Macphail made it clear that it wasn't about her — that the...
Agnes Macphail Award
The Agnes Macphail Award is an annual award that recognizes an individual(s) from the East York community who has exemplified the causes that Agnes Macphail...
Obituary for Agnes Catherine MacPhail
Agnes MacPhail Obituary. Agnes Catherine MacPhail (MacKinnon) of East Walpole passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Monday,...
100 years after the first woman MP, progress remains 'uneven and slow'
On election day in December 1921, a rural schoolteacher named Agnes Macphail became Canada's first female member of parliament.
Nominations sought for East York’s Agnes Macphail Award
The award recognizes an East York resident for volunteer leadership in community building and fowarding issues of social justice. Nominees must...
Grey County won't declare day for Agnes MacPhail
Grey County council rejected a motion to declare March 24 as Agnes MacPhail Day. The notice of motion was brought by West Grey Mayor Kevin...
Resolution to honour Agnes Macphail defeated by her home county's council
At its meeting on April 10, council voted against a resolution that would have declared March 24 as Agnes Macphail Day in Grey County. In 1921,...
Agnes Macphail became Canada's 1st female MP a century ago — and influenced change that endures today
Canada's first female member of Parliament was elected on Dec. 6, 1921, and her tenure left a lasting legacy. She fought for farmers,...
Canada’s first female MP celebrated in her hometown
Agnes Macphail would have turned 130 years old this weekend. Macphail was Canada's first female Member of Parliament, winning the riding of Grey Southeast in...
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Canada’s first woman elected to the House of Commons (1921); long-time advocate for rural women, prison reform and social welfare.