Sriram Kumaresan - 20%2F30\s Paragraph Submission Essays

Agnes Macphail Agnes Macphail deserves to be in the Canadian Hall of Fame because she changed the lives for many during her time in parliament, she accomplished what any other woman at the time would ever think of, and while in office she pursued "politics of equality". Agnes Macphail was the first female parliament member ever in Canada, she fought for things that other people never would've taken into consideration. While people were on the streets protesting for women's rights, in office Macphail was fighting for equality of all genders. She changed lives for many workers, prisoners, seniors. Macphail made the Ontario equal pay legislation which meant that workers would get paid according to the job they did, prisoners benefited from Macphail's time in office because they used to be thrown into prisons simply to be punished but thanks to her prisons are meant to make the people better, seniors benefited from Macphail as they got pensions instead of saving up their money in a bank until t hey die. Agnes Macphail was an inspiration for many people but mostly women at the time, she fought as the only woman in Parliament for things she thought needed to be changed in society. Although women's rights were slowly being generated at the time Macphail allowed them to gain confidence and get a say in the things they can and cannot do. Before Macphail they were getting payed a lot less than men and were being taken advantage of but Agnes Macphail made it so that whether a man or woman the worker would be paid the same. Macphail thought unlike any other women she thought about what she can do for everyone not focusing on one thing like women's rights. She fought for men in prisons and even men workers she allowed them to get the things they deserved for what they execute whether it be a crime or a job. To conclude Agnes Macphail was a person that took advantage of her time in office to make positive change. She was named one of the most important people produced by Canada in t he 20th Century and is even on our new 10 dollar bill as the first woman on a bill ever. For all these reasons I think that Agnes Macphail deserves a star on the Canadian Hall of Fame