biography
| name: |
Macphail, Agnes
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née Campbell
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pronunciation:
[muhkfayl]
| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1890–1954)
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| biography:
| Suffragette and politician, Canada's first woman MP, born in Grey Co, Ontario, SE Canada. A schoolteacher, she became involved with the women's suffrage movement, and was elected MP for the United Farmers of Ontario (1921–40). She was a leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation of Canada, and represented Canada in the Assembly of the League of Nations. |
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