Agnes Macphail

Overview

Agnes Macphail born Ontario, Canada March 24, 1890 (d. 1954). Pacifist politician; journalist. First female member of Canadian Parliament, 1921-40; first female member of League of Nations Disarmament Committee, 1929. Opposed World War I conscription.

Quotations

“The misery of being under observation and being unduly criticized is what I remember most.” (Judy LaMarsh, Memoirs of a Bird in a Gilded Cage, 1968; photo Wikipedia)