March 8 marks a ‘lady’ member in the House
Despite being the only female voice in the Chamber for her first 14 years in Parliament, Agnes Macphail showed incredible resolve as she challenged assumptions, pushed for gender equality, and remained committed to the idea that this would best be achieved through social and economic reforms.
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 Canad...
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