Canadian Women Now and Then: More than 100 Stories of Fearless Trailblazers
CONTENTS Introduction DOCTORS ACTIVISTS Samantha Nutt Emily Stowe Anjali Katta Viola Desmond ENGINEERS ACTORS Ayah Bdeir Elsie MacGill Lilly Singh Mary Pickford ENTREPRENEURS ARCHITECTS Melissa Sariffodeen Rose Fortune Brigitte Shim Esther Marjorie Hill ENVIRONMENTALISTS Severn Cullis Suzuki Anahareo Gertrude Bernard ASTRONAUTS Jennifer Sidey Gibbons Roberta Bondar Julie Payette EXPLORERS Susan R. Eaton Charlotte Small CULTURE KEEPERS Siyamiyateliyot Elizabeth Phillips Shanawdithit FILMMAKERS Deepa Mehta Judith Crawley Sarah Polley DANCERS Santee Smith Tekaronhiahkhwa Karen Kain INVENTORS Hayley Todesco Susan Olivia Poole
JOURNALISTS PARALYMPIANS Sook Yin Lee Mary Ann Shadd Aurélie Rivard Chantal Petitclerc LAWYERS POETS Denise Dwyer Violet King Henry Rupi Kaur Pauline Johnson Tekahionwake MATHEMATICIANS POLITICIANS Karen Yeats Cecilia Krieger Julie Lemieux The Famous Five MILITARY MEMBERS SCIENTISTS Jennie Carignan Michelle Douglas Nivatha Balendra Harriet Brooks Pitcher MUSICIANS WRITERS Tegan and Sara Portia White Dionne Brand L. M. Montgomery Margaret Atwood OLYMPIANS Penny Oleksiak Fanny Bobbie Rosenfeld Clara Hughes Follow in Her Footsteps More Inspiring Canadian Women Important Dates in Canadian Women's History PAINTERS Christi Belcourt Emily Carr Resources Index
Canadian Women Are Amazing THEN NOW CANADIAN WOMEN HAVE ALWAYS BEEN GROUNDBREAKERS They have fought discrimination made scientific discoveries set sports records and much more Breaking new ground isn't easy Many of the people in this book had to battle incredible odds to follow their dreams In the late 1800s when Canada was still a new country most women were told that their only place was in the home They were discouraged from attending university too strenuous or playing sports too inappropriate A lot has changed since then Throughout this book you'll meet individuals from the present and the past Those in the NOW category are doing inspirational work in their fields today Beside them in the THEN category are the groundbreakers from the past who paved the way And some women were groundbreakers in one career and continue to inspire today in a different area you'll find them on the THEN NOW pages You'll meet Indigenous women some born before the country was founded whose ancestors were the First Peoples on the land You'll also read about immigrants who have helped shape the country Together they make up the story of Canada It's impossible to fit every amazing Canadian woman into one book But on these pages you'll discover stories about well known individuals and even a few you may not have heard about yet Get ready to meet these remarkable people
1951 Never retract never explain never apologize get things done Nellie McClung 1873
