Ontario MPPs set to make history today by selecting province’s first female Speaker

Johnson set to become first female mayor of Sabina - Wilmington News Journal

SABINA, Ohio — Sabina Village Council member Danielle Johnson was recently named the soon-to-be mayor pro tem of the village following Mayor Abe Arnold’s announcement that he will be resigning from the post. Johnson, who has served on the council for a year and four months, was announced during the April 8 town hall meeting by Arnold, who alerted those in attendance to the change during an introductory statement. “I’m Mayor Abe Arnold,” said the…

After nearly 150 years, New Haven's Knights of St. Patrick has first woman president

The Knights of St. Patrick did not allow women to attend its annual banquet until the early 1990s or be full members until 1997..

Ontario Legislature elects first female Speaker ahead of Throne Speech

Ford government expected to outline plans to drop interprovincial trade barriers, speed up mining approvals

Donna Skelly Named First Female Speaker of Ontario’s Legislature

Progressive-Conservative MPP Donna Skelly has been selected by the members of Ontario’s legislature to serve as the province’s first female Speaker. Skelly, a former television reporter, has been serving as the PC representative for the Hamilton-area riding of Flamborough-Glanbrook since 2018, and previously held the position of Deputy Speaker. She assumes the position of the 43rd Speaker of Ontario following the retirement of Ted Arnott, who ha…

Members of Ontario's legislature choose Donna Skelly as first female Speaker

TORONTO — The members of Ontario's legislature have chosen Donna Skelly as the province's first female Speaker, a milestone she calls remarkable, if not many years too late.

MPPs choose Donna Skelly as Speaker of the legislature, the first female to have that role

Donna Skelly, a former journalist, said she aims to bring a more professional tone, with "less chaos" to question period.