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100 Canadian Heroines : Famous and Forgotten Faces

Merna Forster

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This inspiring collection profiles remarkable women — heroines in science, sport, preaching and teaching, politics, war and peace, arts and entertainment, and more.

In 100 Canadian Heroines you’ll meet remarkable women in science, sport, preaching and teaching, politics, war and peace, arts and entertainment, etc. The book is full of amazing facts and fascinating trivia about intriguing figures. Discover some of the many heroines Canada can be proud of. Find out how we’re remembering them. Or not!

Augmented by great quotes and photos, this inspiring collection profiles remarkable women — heroines in science, sport, preaching and teaching, politics, war and peace, arts and entertainment, and more. Profiles include mountaineer Phyllis Munday, activist Hide Shimizu, unionist Lea Roback, and movie mogul Mary Pickford.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Page 8-13

Foreword
Page 14-17

Introduction
Page 18-20

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Maude Abbott
Page 21-23

Lady Aberdeen
Page 24-26

Emma Albani
Page 27-28

Marie-Joseph Angélique
Page 29-31

Anna Mae Aquash
Page 32-35

Edith Jessie Archibald
Page 36-38

Pitseolak Ashoona
Page 39-40

James Miranda Barry
Page 41-43

Martha Black
Page 44-46

Marguerite Bourgeoys
Page 47-49

Molly Brant
Page 50-53

Harriet Brooks
Page 54-55

Agnes Deans Cameron
Page 56-58

Emily Carr
Page 59-62

Thérèse Casgrain
Page 63-65

Nellie Cashman
Page 66-68

Kit Coleman
Page 69-71

Laure Conan
Page 72-73

Florence Deeks
Page 74-75

Mazo de la Roche
Page 76-78

Carrie Derick
Page 79-80

Marie Dressler
Page 81-83

Margaret Duley
Page 84-86

Henrietta Muir Edwards
Page 87-88

Rose Fortune
Page 89-90

Laure Gaudreault
Page 91-92

Marie Lacoste Gérin-Lajoie
Page 93-94

Helen Grant
Page 95-96

Isobel Gunn
Page 97-98

Marie Guyart (Marie de l’Incarnation)
Page 99-100

Mary Riter Hamilton
Page 101-102

Helen Harrison
Page 103-105

Ann Harvey
Page 106-107

Anne Hébert
Page 108-109

E. Cora Hind
Page 110-112

Adelaide Hunter Hoodless
Page 113-115

Frances Anne Hopkins
Page 116-117

Mina Hubbard
Page 118-120

Françoise-Marie Jacquelin (Marie de la Tour)
Page 121-122

E. Pauline Johnson
Page 123-124

Leonora Howard King
Page 125-126

Flores La Due
Page 127-129

Mrs. Kwong Lee
Page 130-132

Anna Leonowens
Page 133-135

Beatrice Lillie
Page 136-138

Jean Lumb
Page 139-140

Major Margaret C. Macdonald
Page 141-142

Elizabeth Gregory MacGill
Page 143-146

Helen Gregory MacGill
Page 147-149

Viola MacMillan
Page 150-152

Helen MacMurchy
Page 153-155

Agnes Macphail
Page 156-158

Jeanne Mance
Page 159-161

Hannah Maynard
Page 162-164

Nellie McClung
Page 165-166

Louise McKinney
Page 167-168

Violet McNaughton
Page 169-171

Helen McNicoll
Page 172-173

Aimee Semple McPherson
Page 174-177

Maud Menten
Page 178-179

Mikak
Page 180-181

Lucy Maud Montgomery
Page 182-184

Geraldine Moodie
Page 185-187

Phyllis Munday
Page 188-190

Asayo Murakami
Page 191-192

Emily Murphy
Page 193-195

Nahnebahwequay
Page 196-197

Margaret Newton
Page 198-199

Mary Parlby
Page 200-202

Mona Parsons
Page 203-204

Mary Pickford
Page 205-208

Georgina Pope
Page 209-210

Isabella Preston
Page 211-212

Susanna Carson Rijnhart
Page 213-214

Léa Roback
Page 215-216

Fanny Rosenfeld
Page 217-218

Gabrielle Roy
Page 219-220

Idola Saint-Jean
Page 221-222

Laura Goodman Salverson
Page 223-224

Margaret Marshall Saunders
Page 225-226

Laura Secord
Page 227-229

Shaaw Tlaa (Kate Carmack)
Page 230-231

Mary Ann Shadd
Page 232-233

Shanawdithit
Page 234-237

Hide Hyodo Shimizu
Page 238-239

Mary Meager Southcott
Page 240-242

Georgina Stirling
Page 243-245

Emily Stowe
Page 246-248

Taqulittuq (Tookoolito)
Page 249-252

Kateri Tekakwitha
Page 253-254

Thanadelthur
Page 255-257

Gudridur Thorbjarnardottir
Page 258-260

Mary Travers
Page 261-262

Jenny Trout
Page 263-266

Harriet Tubman
Page 267-269

Madeleine de Verchères
Page 270-271

Eileen Vollick
Page 272-273

Portia White
Page 274-276

Alice Wilson
Page 277-278

Marie-Marguerite d’Youville
Page 279-280

Selected Bibliography
Page 281-290

Notes
Page 291-314

Acknowledgments
Page 315-316

Illustrations
Page 317-321

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Book Details

Title

100 Canadian Heroines

Subtitle

Famous and Forgotten Faces

Contributors

Merna Forster

Publisher

Dundurn Press

Publication date

2004-11-01

Pages

320

Print ISBN

9781550025149

eBook ISBN

9781550029529

LC Subjects

Women - Canada - Biography., Heroes - Canada - Biography., Women heroes - Canada - Biography., Canada - Biography., Biography., Biography.

Audience

General/trade, General/trade

Series

Canadian Heroines 1

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