Agnes Macphail

@Politician, Birthday and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Agnes Macphail was a prominent figure in the political history of Canada Feminists Canadian Leaders Political Leaders Aries Celebrities Agnes Campbell Macphail was the first woman elected to the Canadian House of Commons. She was also was one of the first two women elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. All through her life, Agnes was active in progressive Canadian politics and endorsed her ideas as an activist, column writing and legislation. She used to write columns for the Farmer’s Sun while working as a school teacher in Ontario. At the same time, she also started her active political career. She was always interested in problems related to agricultural sector. To fulfill her desire to represent the farmers of her region, she joined the United Farmers of Ontario. She even used to write agricultural columns for the Globe and Mail, a newspaper in Toronto. Apart from that, she openly expressed her displeasure regarding low standard of education provided at the Royal College of Canada. Regarded as a feminist, she also supported issues including international cooperation, old age pensions, prison reforms and disarmament. Due to her initiative, Archambault Commission was formed to investigate the condition of prisons in Canada. She played a significant role in the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. She was the first woman member of a Canadian delegation to the League of Nations.

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Birthday: March 24, 1890 Died on: February 13, 1954 Nationality: Canadian Famous: Politician, Feminists, Leaders, Political Leaders Universities: Owen Sound Collegiate Vocational Institute Birth Place: Proton Township, Grey County, Ontario Political Ideology: Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, UFO-Labour, Progressive Information Detail Birthday March 24, 1890 Died on February 13, 1954 Nationality Canadian Famous Politician, Feminists, Leaders, Political Leaders Universities Owen Sound Collegiate Vocational Institute Birth Place Proton Township, Grey County, Ontario Political Ideology Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, UFO-Labour, Progressive Religion Community of Christ Gender Female Father Dougald McPhail Mother Henrietta Campbell Sun Sign Aries Born in Proton Township, Grey County, Ontario Famous as Canadian Politician Died at Age 63

Proton Township, Grey County, Ontario

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Her political activity mirrored her strong support towards rural issues. Apart from that, she worked for the reformation of penal law. As a result of this, Archambault Commission was formed in 1936. Unsplash Personal Life

In 1939, she took the initiative to set up the Elizabeth Fry Society of Canada to improve the condition of the criminal justice system for women. She also campaigned for the pensions for seniors and rights of workers. Unsplash Personal Life

Shortly before her appointment to the Canadian Senate, she passed away at the age of 63. She was buried in Priceville, Ontario. Agnes Macphail remained bachelor all through her life. Unsplash Personal Life

Born in Proton Township, Ontario, Agnes was the daughter of Dougald McPhail and Henrietta Campbell. She did her schooling at Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute and later attended the teachers college in Stratford. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After completing her education, she taught at various schools in southwest Ontario. Besides teaching, she also joined the United Farmers of Ontario and its organization for women namely the United Farm Women of Ontario. Unsplash Career

She was elected to the House of Commons as a member of the Progressive Party of Canada for the Grey Southeast electoral district in the 1921 federal election. She is remembered as the first woman Member of Parliament in Canada. Unsplash Career

In 1924, she expressed her discontent about the teaching methods and standard at the Royal Military College of Canada. According to her opinion, this organization imparted low standard of education for the sons of rich people. Unsplash Career

In 1925, 1926 and 1930, she was re-elected in the federal elections of Canada. In 1931, for the second time, she expressed her dissatisfaction towards the Royal Military College of Canada as a pacifist. Unsplash Career

As a member of the Progressive Party, she became a part of the socialist Ginger Group. This group was actively involved for the formation of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). Unsplash Career

In 1993, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Macphail's election to the Ontario legislature, it was decided that March 24 would be considered as Agnes Macphail Day. Unsplash Trivia

In 1994, East York council decided to honor Agnes Macphail by establishing Agnes Macphail Award to the resident of East York with amazing contributions in the arena of equality rights and social justice. Unsplash Trivia

A number of places/organisations are named after her, including Agnes Macphail Parkette, Agnes Macphail Playground, Agnes MacPhail Youth Resource Centre and Agnes MacPhail Food Bank. Unsplash Trivia

Information	Detail
Birthday	March 24, 1890
Died on	February 13, 1954
Nationality	Canadian
Famous	Politician, Feminists, Leaders, Political Leaders
Universities	Owen Sound Collegiate Vocational Institute
Birth Place	Proton Township, Grey County, Ontario
Political Ideology	Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, UFO-Labour, Progressive
Religion	Community of Christ
Gender	Female
Father	Dougald McPhail
Mother	Henrietta Campbell
Sun Sign	Aries
Born in	Proton Township, Grey County, Ontario
Famous as	Canadian Politician
Died at Age	63

Agnes Macphail

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Mar 24, 1890

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Proton Township, Grey County, Ontario