2024 AGNES MACPHAIL AWARD CEREMONY
and Celebration of the
1OOth Birth of the Township of East York
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2024 Agnes Macphail Award Ceremony and the 1OOth Birth of the Township of East York
1924-2024 Celebrations both held on Sunday, March 24, 2024 during the ceremony from 2pm - 4pm
This important anniversary will be celebrated at the Award Ceremony in the following ways:
RSVP here [email protected] to confirm that you will be in attendance.
East York Historical Society will also be exhibiting our Archival Materials at this memorable event.
1924-2024 Celebrations both held on Sunday, March 24, 2024 during the ceremony from 2pm - 4pm
This important anniversary will be celebrated at the Award Ceremony in the following ways:
- It will be mentioned in the speaking remarks of the Mayor
- Toronto Archives will launch a digital exhibition on 100 years of East York on March 24th, with an archivist in attendance explaining the exhibit
- An anniversary cake for all to enjoy at the reception that takes place right after the Ceremony...
RSVP here [email protected] to confirm that you will be in attendance.
East York Historical Society will also be exhibiting our Archival Materials at this memorable event.
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2024 Agnes Macphail Award recipient
Susan Scandiffio 
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AGNES MACPHAIL STORY
MAR. 24, 1890 - FEB. 13, 1954
Photo above Worker's History Museum
workershistorymuseum.ca/agnes-macphail/ This complete Agnes Maphail Story can be found at the The Canadian Encyclopedia link
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/agnes-macphail Agnes Campbell Macphail, politician, reformer (born 24 March 1890 in Proton Township, Grey County, ON; died 13 February 1954 in Toronto, ON).
Agnes Macphail was the first woman elected to the House of Commons (1921–40) and was one of the first two women elected to the Ontario legislature (1943–45, 1948–51). Macphail was a founding member |
of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (the forerunner of the New Democratic Party). She was a noted pacifist and an advocate for prison reform.
Macphail taught at a number of schools in Ontario and in Alberta. Macphail’s last teaching post was at Pegg’s School near Sharon, Ontario. While in Sharon, she became increasingly active in the Ontario agricultural co-operative movement. She joined local farming organizations and the United Farmers of Ontario (UFO), a farmers’ political, educational and social organization that had formed in 1914. In 1919, the UFO won a landslide victory in the Ontario provincial election. Two years later, Macphail was nominated to represent South-East Grey County in the House of Commons as a member of the Progressive Party, with which the UFO was then affiliated. Ontario (UFO), a farmers’ political, educational and social organization that had formed in 1914. In 1919, the UFO won a landslide victory in the Ontario provincial election. Two years later, Macphail was nominated to represent South-East Grey County in the House of Commons as a member of the Progressive Party, with which the UFO was then affiliated. Macphail was the only woman elected to Parliament in 1921, the first federal election in which women had the right to vote. She served as Member of Parliament for the riding of Grey South East until defeated in the 1940 election. She entered politics to represent the farmers of her region. Throughout her political career, she also championed the rights of miners, immigrants, prisoners, women, and other marginalized groups. |
Image of Agnes Macphail House located in East York. Credit: City of Toronto photographer
Story here found at Agnes Macphail Award City of Toronto www.toronto.ca/city-government/awards-tributes/awards/agnes-macphail-award/ |
Macphail became the first woman elected to the House of Commons 100 years ago, on Dec. 6, 1921.
Photo above Maclean's magazine article https://macleans.ca/archives/agnes-macphail-first-woman-mp-archive-1949/ |
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Agnes Campbell Macphail (1890-1954) was once described as “the most important woman in public life that Canada has produced in the 20th century.”
In 1921, Agnes Macphail blazed a path for women as the first female to be elected to the federal House of Commons. In 1943, she became the first woman elected and sworn to sit in the Legislative Assembly, representing York East (which included the Borough of East York and the surrounding rural area). For further information about her life and accomplishments, please visit the Related Links section on this page. On March 24, 1993, former East York Mayor Michael Prue proclaimed the first annual Agnes Macphail Day |
in the Borough of East York, to honour the 50th anniversary of her election to the Legislative Assembly at Queen’s Park.
In addition to the Agnes Macphail Award, her legacy is recognized across Toronto with the naming of : Agnes Macphail Public School, Agnes Macphail Square, Macphail Avenue, and the Agnes Macphail House, which has been designated as a property of cultural heritage value under the Ontario Heritage Act. In 2017, as part of Canada’s 150th anniversary, her image was featured on a $10 bill. The 100th anniversary of Agnes Macphail’s election to Federal Parliament was commemorated in 2021. |
INTRODUCTION SUMMARY OF
'THE BIRTH of EAST YORK'
1924 - 2024
ARTICLE BY EYHS PRESIDENT PAT BARNETT
Article written by East York Historical Society President Pancheta Barnett, published in East York Inklings Newsletter of East York Historical Society November 2023 ISSUE Page 19.
LEASIDE 110 ANNIVERSARY VIDEO
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LEASIDE 110 Anniversary Part 1
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LEASIDE 110 Anniversary Part 2
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THE BIRTH OF EAST YORK
ARTICLE BY HON. ALAN REDWAY
ARTICLE FIRST PUBLISHED IN EY INKLINGS SEPT 2022 NEWSLETTER
ARTICLE PUBLLISHED IN JANUARY 2024 EY INKLINGS