.lucediversa : March 8 marks a ‘lady’ member in the House cdnpoli The only female voice in the Chamber for her first 14 years in Parliament, Agnes Macphail showed incredible resolve as she challenged assumptions and pushed for gender equality. (subs)
Agnes Macphail took her seat in the House of Commons for the first time on March 8, 1922, as part of the 14th Parliament.
When Agnes Macphail took her seat in the House of Commons for the first time on March 8, 1922, a bouquet of flowers greeted her at her desk, not as a warm welcome but because somebody lost a bet that she’d win. The flowers were only the beginning of the taunts, teasing, and name calling that Canada’s first woman Member of Parliament endured during almost two decades in office.Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper.