Agnes Macphail
Agnes Macphail
Agnes Campbell Macphailwas the first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons, and one of the first two women elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Active throughout her life in progressive Canadian politics, Macphail worked for two separate parties and promoted her ideas through column-writing, activist organizing, and legislation...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth24 March 1890
CountryCanada
angel home men
I do not want to be the angel of any home: I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality. After that is secured, then men and women can take turns being angels.
inspirational life tests
Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all life's greatest tests alone.
equality want secured
I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality.