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Ellen Fairclough became the first woman to be appointed to the cabinet of Canada.
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Ellen Fairclough
Canadian politician (1905–2004)
Ellen Louks Fairclough was a Canadian politician. A Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1950 to 1963, she was the first woman ever to serve in the Canadian Cabinet.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Canadian body of ministers of the Crown
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