From a11edd4017d645c348f36fb66407b3056a3a4afc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: leejan16 Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2016 12:30:45 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Create Agnes-Macphail.md --- heroes/political/Agnes-Macphail.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) create mode 100644 heroes/political/Agnes-Macphail.md diff --git a/heroes/political/Agnes-Macphail.md b/heroes/political/Agnes-Macphail.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..30727d83 --- /dev/null +++ b/heroes/political/Agnes-Macphail.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +# Agnes Macphail +Born in 1890, Agnes Macphail was among the first women to become a politician in early 20th century Canadian history. Most notably, she was the first woman to be elected as a member of the House of Commons. Her platform during her campaigns included: +- rural reforms +- penal reforms +- women's issues + +Her involvement with the Progressive Party of Canada is noted, and she was re-elected several times. She later became the first president of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. Macphail died shortly before she was to be appointed as a Senator + +![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Agnes_Macphail_-_PA-165870.jpg "Agnes Macphail, 1934") + +Wikipedia page here *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Macphail*