March 8 marks a ‘lady’ member in the House
Summary
When Agnes Macphail took her seat in the House of Commons for the first time on March 8, 1922, a bouquet of flowers greeted her at her desk, not as a warm welcome but because somebody lost a bet that […]
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When Agnes Macphail took her seat in the House of Commons for the first time on March 8, 1922, a bouquet of flowers greeted her at her desk, not as a warm welcome but because somebody lost a bet that she’d win. The flowers were only the beginning of the taunts, teasing, and name calling […] Source