Hi List, As some of you know, I have the Historic Plaques of Ontario website. Some plaques stick out in my mind more than others. I've put in double brackets what is important in this plaque in regards to the Canada Census Campaign. We need more politicians like Agnes who vote with their conscious and not with their bosses. AGNES CAMPBELL MACPHAIL 1890 - 1954 The first woman elected to the parliament of Canada was born on a nearby farm in Proton Township. In 1919 women had received the right to sit in the federal house, and in that year Agnes MacPhail joined the United Farmers of Ontario. Elected as a Progressive for Grey in 1921, she retained her seat until 1940. A strong and eloquent speaker, [[ she always maintained her independence from party policies, ]] and was concerned mainly with agricultural affairs, prison reform and the welfare of the aged. In 1942 she joined the provincial C.C.F. party and represented East York in the Ontario legislature 1943-45 and 1948-51. Erected by the Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board Wayne Cook http://www.waynecook.com (A History Television Approved Site) and your Host for the Simcoe County Genweb page at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada 1. Historic Plaques of Ontario 622 Plaques online, part of the Historic Plaques of the World Project, Provincial & State Hosts neededl 2. The Canadian Query Boards at http://www.waynecook.com/bulletin.html