Mary Ellen Spear Smith (October 11,1861 or 1863-May 3 1933) was the first female MLA in the British Columbia legislative assembly and both the first female cabinet minister and the first female Speaker in the British Empire.
Mary Ellen Spear Smith (October 11,1861 or 1863-May 3 1933) was was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. She was the first female Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and both the first female cabinet minister and the first female Speaker in the British Empire.