The East York Historical Society honoured Agnes Macphail with the unveiling of a plaque Sunday, Sept. 30, at her former home.

The plaque was unveiled in front of the home at 2 Donegall Dr., at Millwood Road.

Macphail was the first woman elected to the House of Commons in 1921 as a representative for Grey County. In 1943 she was among the first two women elected to the Ontario Legislature. As an MPP she represented the East York area from 1943 to 1945 and from 1948 to 1951. She lived in the Donegall Drive house from 1948 until her death in 1954.

A longtime crusader on issues of social justice, Macphail represented the Progressive Party of Canada which later became the CCF in the House of Commons and the CCF at Queen’s Park.