It’s not generally known that Agnes Macphail (above) the first woman elected to Parliament, lived for a period at the structure at the corner of Millwod Rd and Donegall Dr. It’s a duplex with addresses of 220 Millwood and 2 Donegall. Local historians and others are trying to have the home recognized in some way, perhaps with a plaque. Mary Macdonald, of Heritage Preservation Services, has been trying to achieve this for more than ten years. She’s still trying. It appears Macphail lived here in the upstairs apartment following her defeat in the 1940 general election when she began writing for the Globe and Mail and other publications. Agnes Macphail’s remarkable career as an Ontatrio MLA, MP, the Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and many other organizations, is well told in the linked Wikipedia entry. The elegant photo above is from Wikipedia and was taken by the famed Canadian portrait photographer Yousef Karsh. Also see Town Crier articleAgnes Macphail lived here
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It’s not generally known that Agnes Macphail (above) the first woman elected to Parliament, lived for a period at the structure at the corner of Millwod Rd and Donegall Dr. It’s a duplex with addresses of 220 Millwood and 2 Donegall. Local historians and others are trying to have the home recognized in some way, perhaps with a plaque. Mary Macdonald, of Heritage Preservation Services, has been trying to achieve this for more than ten years. She’s still trying. It appears Macphail lived here in the upstairs apartment following her defeat in the 1940 general election when she began writing for the Globe and Mail and other publications. Agnes Macphail’s remarkable career as an Ontatrio MLA, MP, the Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and many other organizations, is well told in the linked Wikipedia entry. The elegant photo above is from Wikipedia and was taken by the famed Canadian portrait photographer Yousef Karsh. Also see Town Crier article