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Canada's History › Key Figures
What is the significance of Agnes Macphail?
- The first female Governor General of Canada
- The first woman elected to the House of Commons in 1921
- The first woman appointed to the Senate
- The first female Prime Minister of Canada
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Agnes Macphail was elected to the House of Commons in the 1921 federal election, becoming the first woman ever elected to the Canadian Parliament. She served as a farmer's advocate and social reformer, campaigning for prison reform, equal pay and disarmament. She later became one of the first women elected to the Ontario Legislative Assembly.