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    Agnes Macphail's parents, Henrietta Campbell McPhail and Dugald McPhail at their farm in Artemesia Township, Ontario.

    Dougald and Henrietta bought and moved into this house at Highway 4 and Jane St. in 1925. Dougald died in 1930 and Henrietta in 1937, at which time Agnes Macphail took over the house. A family member

    Agnes attended Owen Sound Collegiate Institute from 1906-1908 when this photograph may have been taken.

    Agnes Macphail, front row, center, [see insert] in group portrait during the first American tour of Consumers Cooperatives visiting Consumers Cooperative Association North Kansas City, Missouri, July

    Group at League of Nations meeting in Geneva. Grey County Member of Parliament, Agnes Macphail is present [see insert]. Miss Macphail was Canada's first female delegate to the League. She attended th

    A. A. MacLeod was the Labour Progressive Party (LPP) Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the riding of Bellwoods in Toronto (1943-1951). Agnes Macphail was Member of the Legisl

    Note from donor suggests the photo “was likely taken or kept by Gertha Reany, one of the sisters of Agnes.”

    Mr. Farquhar Oliver is shown posing with Mrs. Gertha Reany (née McPhail) and Mrs. Lillian Bailey (née McPhail) in 1960 at the unveiling of the Agnes Campbell Macphail historical plaque in Hopeville,

    This image can be found in the biography, "Agnes Macphail and the Politics of Equality" by T. A. Crowley. Crowley's book identifies the woman on the left as Mrs. E.C. Murray [Edna Lounds], and the wo

    Portrait of Agnes Macphail in black c.1920

    A written description of the photograph by a family member states: "far left Aggie and her sister Lilly Bailey and Jean and Lena Bailey" The wooden structure, road and fence line in the background su

    Interior view of Canada's Federal Parliament seen in session, March 10th, 1938. Grey County member of Parliament Agnes Macphail is visible in the bottom right corner (see insert for close-up).

    This letter was discovered under the floorboards during the renovation of a house in Durham, Ontario that had previously been the home of Samuel Edge. According to the donor who found the item, "Samu

    According to Carol Black, local historian, the letter accompanied a gift of a silver cup for Sweeny's grand-daughter, Agnes Sweeny (now Agnes Cooper).

    Agnes Macphail's comment on a page of her 1952 scrapbook with two postcards of Scotland, titled: "Castle and Princes Street Edinburgh" with the MacGregor crest and family tartan background; and, "Edi

    Agnes Macphail's commentary about the last time spent before departing for Canada. Two postcards show the Houses of Parliamant, London, England and the Tower Bridge, London, England. Part of her 1952

    Photographs from Agnes Macphail's visit to Windsor Castle. Top photograph mounted improperly. Part of her 1952 Scrapbook.

    An autobiographical article by Agnes Macphail about her family history and trip to Scotland to visit her ancestral homes.

    Second part of a series of articles written by Agnes Macphail about her family history.

    Article regarding the unveiling of a commemorative bust of Agnes Macphail at the House of Commons. The acccompanying photograph is of Senator Cairine Wilson (on the left) and Ellen Fairclough, Member