Muriel McQueen Fergusson, PC, OC, QC, BA, DCL, LL.D (May 26, 1899 - April 11, 1997) was a Canadian Senator and the first woman Speaker of the Senate. Born in Shediac, New Brunswick, she graduated from Mount Allison University in 1921 with a B.A. and studied law at Dalhousie University. She was the first woman elected, in 1950, to the Fredericton City Council and was the first woman deputy mayor in 1953. Wikipedia
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