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Who became the first female MP in Canada?

  1. Agnes Macphail

  2. Nellie McClung

  3. Emily Stowe

  4. Irene Parlby

The correct answer is: Agnes Macphail

Agnes Macphail became the first female Member of Parliament (MP) in Canada in 1921. The other choices, while influential women in Canadian history, were not the first female MP. Nellie McClung was a prominent suffragist and one of the Famous Five who challenged the definition of "persons" in the British North America Act (now the Constitution Act) to include women. Emily Stowe was the first female physician in Canada and a prominent suffragist, but never held political office. Irene Parlby was also part of the Famous Five and a key advocate for women's rights, but was not the first female MP in Canada.