Question: Who Was the First Canadian Woman Senator?
Answer: Cairine Wilson was the first Canadian woman senator. She was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Mackenzie King in 1930, just months after the Persons Case gave women the right to sit in the Canadian Senate. Cairine Wilson spent more than 30 years as a senator, and for 23 of those years she was the only woman senator in Canada.
Cairine Wilson was a strong supporter of the causes of refugees. She also supported issues involving the rights of women and children, more progressive divorce legislation, and was a proponent of Medicare.
