Agnes Macphail Award
East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Ave.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
7 PM

Agnes Campbell Macphail was once
described as “the most important
woman in Public life that Canada has
produced in the 20th Century”.

In 1921 she blazed a path for women
with her election to the federal House of
Commons. Following her election in
1943, she became the first woman to sit
in the Ontario Legislature, representing
the riding of York East (which at
the time included East York and a large
surrounding rural area).

On March 24, 1993, the Mayor
proclaimed the first annual Agnes
Macphail Day in the Borough of East
York, in honour of the 50th anniversary
of her election to the Legislature.

In January 1994, East York Council
established the Agnes Macphail Award.

The purpose of the award is to recognize
the importance to the East York
community of the issues that Agnes
Macphail espoused in her long career.
The annual award is presented to an East
York resident who has made outstanding
contributions.

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