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Agnes Campbell Macphail (1890-1954)

and

Agnes Campbell Macphail, 1890-1954


There are two plaques about this woman in The County of Grey.
Both can be seen on this page.

Agnes Campbell Macphail (1890-1954)

Photos and transcription by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted October, 2011

Agnes Campbell Macphail (1890-1954)

 

Agnes Campbell Macphail (1890-1954)

Plaque Location

The County of Grey
Municipality of Grey Highlands
At a house at Jane Street and Grey Road 4
(street number 400035)
2.8 km west of the intersection of
Highway 10 and Road 4 in Flesherton


Coordinates: N 44 14.551 W 80 34.380

Map

Plaque Text

Agnes Macphail was the first woman to be elected to the House of Commons following the enfranchisement of women in Canada. A rural schoolteacher, she joined the United Farmers of Ontario, and ran successfully as a Progressive candidate in the 1921 federal election for Grey County. In Ottawa she fought for penal reform, disarmament, and social welfare, and championed the cause of the disadvantaged. Defeated in 1940, she sat as a CCF member of the Ontario legislature from 1943 to 1951. Witty and forceful, fearless and uncompromising, Macphail left a lasting mark on Canadian public life.



Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2005

Photos by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted October, 2011

Photo Source - Wikipedia

Plaque Location

The County of Grey
The Township of Southgate
In Hopeville, near a Canadian flag at the entrance to a park
on the south side of Road 9 just west of Road 14


Coordinates: N 44 06.978 W 80 33.004

Plaque Text

The first woman elected to the parliament of Canada was born on a nearby farm in Proton Township. In 1919 women had received the right to sit in the federal house, and in that year Agnes Macphail joined the United Farmers of Ontario. Elected as a Progressive for Grey in 1921, she retained her seat until 1940. A strong and eloquent speaker, she always maintained her independence from party policies, and was concerned mainly with agricultural affairs, prison reform and the welfare of the aged. In 1942 she joined the provincial C.C.F. party and represented East York in the Ontario legislature 1943-45 and 1948-51.



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