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Ontario's first woman cabinet minister, Margaret Birch, took her place this week with the hope of bringing government to the pople. I'm just Marg Birc(...)
Ontario's first woman cabinet minister, Margaret Birch, took her place this week with the hope of bringing government to the pople. I'm just Marg Birc(...)

Ontario's first woman cabinet minister, Margaret Birch, took her place this week with the hope of bringing government to the pople. I'm just Marg Birc(...)

Date10/4/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Ontario's first woman cabinet minister, Margaret Birch, took her place this week with the hope of bringing government to the pople. I'm just Marg Birch, and I want to stay that way. I can't go on any trip when I have to go home at night and scrub out the bathroom [Incomplete]
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0032854F
      New Gallantry In Cabinet, Premier William Davis offers a guiding hand to Ontario's only woman cabinet minister as Margaret Birch attends her first cab(...)
      New Gallantry In Cabinet, Premier William Davis offers a guiding hand to Ontario's only woman cabinet minister as Margaret Birch attends her first cab(...)
      Birch, Margaret
      10/4/1972
      I'm not, a very cynical person, says Margaret Birch, Ontario's newest super minister in the cabinet of Premier Davis
      I'm not, a very cynical person, says Margaret Birch, Ontario's newest super minister in the cabinet of Premier Davis
      Birch, Margaret
      2/28/1974
      One minister missing: George Kerr (left), Eric Winkler, Jack NcNie, Margaret Birch and Claude Bennett pose for photographers after appointment in Ontario cabinet
      One minister missing: George Kerr (left), Eric Winkler, Jack NcNie, Margaret Birch and Claude Bennett pose for photographers after appointment in Ontario cabinet
      Beaty, Keith
      9/28/1972
      Congratulating each other on their new cabinet positions, Margaret Birch, appointed super minister responsible for social development by Premier Willi(...)
      Congratulating each other on their new cabinet positions, Margaret Birch, appointed super minister responsible for social development by Premier Willi(...)
      Bezant, Graham
      2/26/1974
      First meeting between Finance Minister Mitchell Sharp and ex-finance minister Walter Gordon since Gordon's reappointment to the cabinet took place las(...)
      First meeting between Finance Minister Mitchell Sharp and ex-finance minister Walter Gordon since Gordon's reappointment to the cabinet took place las(...)
      Gordon, Walter Lockhart, 1906-1987
      1/7/1967
      The two women MPPs in the Ontario Conservative government, Margaret Scrivener (left) and Margaret Birch, stand side by side yesterday at backbench at (...)
      The two women MPPs in the Ontario Conservative government, Margaret Scrivener (left) and Margaret Birch, stand side by side yesterday at backbench at (...)
      Scrivener, Margaret
      12/13/1971
      'Super Minister' Margaret Birch, With her daughter, Jane, 20
      'Super Minister' Margaret Birch, With her daughter, Jane, 20
      Birch, Margaret
      2/26/1974
      Cabinet minister Birch: 'You appreciate food you plant youself'
      Cabinet minister Birch: 'You appreciate food you plant youself'
      Birch, Margaret
      7/10/1979
      Eighty-Year-Old Gertrude Skates travelled 10,000 miles to help her friend, Margaret Birch (left) get re-elected in Scarborough East. Mrs. Birch is sec(...)
      Eighty-Year-Old Gertrude Skates travelled 10,000 miles to help her friend, Margaret Birch (left) get re-elected in Scarborough East. Mrs. Birch is sec(...)
      Birch, Margaret
      6/9/1977
      The first woman cabinet-minister in Canada's history, Ellen Fairclough (right), laughs with Lieutenant-Governor Pauline McGibbon after being named one(...)
      The first woman cabinet-minister in Canada's history, Ellen Fairclough (right), laughs with Lieutenant-Governor Pauline McGibbon after being named one(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      11/27/1975
      Bringing his bride home: Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and wife, Margaret, smile despite bitterly cold wind as they walk arm-in-arm on arrival at Ottawa
      Bringing his bride home: Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and wife, Margaret, smile despite bitterly cold wind as they walk arm-in-arm on arrival at Ottawa
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      3/8/1971
      Tom Wells, Ontario's new Minister of Health, relaxes with his son, Andrew, wife and daughter Brenda, shortly after Premier Robarts announced his appointment to the cabinet yesterday
      Tom Wells, Ontario's new Minister of Health, relaxes with his son, Andrew, wife and daughter Brenda, shortly after Premier Robarts announced his appointment to the cabinet yesterday
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      8/14/1969