Social Democrats of the North: Agnes Macphail, Canada's First Female MP
About this episode
The episode discusses Agnes Macphail's contributions as Canada's first female MP and her integration of feminism with social democracy.
Rather than treating feminism and social democracy as separate projects, Agnes Macphail understood both as essential to building a more democratic and equal society. A committed social democrat, Agnes Macphail was Canada’s first woman elected to Parliament and a leader whose politics were shaped by a lifelong opposition to patriarchy and sexism. Over two decades in the House of Commons, she used her parliamentary career to champion causes including peace, prison reform, progressive taxation, ...
People in this episode
Host: Broadbent Institute
Topics covered
- feminism
- social democracy
- politics
- Canadian history
- women in politics
Keywords
- Agnes Macphail
- female MP
- social democracy
- feminism
- Canada
- House of Commons
- politics
- equality
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