Agnes Macphail

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Dundurn, Jan 1, 2000 - Biography & Autobiography - 166 pages

Agnes Macphail, first woman elected to the House of Commons in Canada, fought for the rights of farmers, for prison reform, for social programs, for peace. She worked all her life for womens equality, and by her own example she inspired other women.

 

Contents

Good morning Miss Macphail
1
Finding Her Voice
13
Speaking for the Farmers
27
Dreaming of a New Society
43
Lone Woman in a Male Arena
53
Agnes on Trial
65
Fighting for Peace
79
A Dark and Difficult Time
93
The Gathering Clouds
109
Still So Much to Do
123
Chronology of Agnes Macphail 18901954
139
Sources Consulted
161
Index
162
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About the author (2000)

Writer and playwright, Rachel Wyatt was born in England in 1929 and has lived in Canada since 1957. She is well-known as a prolific writer of radio plays. Wyatt has written four novels, several successful stage plays, and short stories, and her work has appeared in many anthologies.

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