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Jan 8, 2016 · Canada's Great Women. In a perfect world, the thirty women on this list would be household names. But for too long history textbooks have focused on great men, to the exclusion of all others. Written by Canada’s History. — Posted January 8, 2016.
- Rachel McAdams. (Canadian Actress Known for Her Films: ‘Mean Girls', 'The Notebook' and 'Spotlight') 308 83 Birthdate: November 17, 1978. Sun Sign: Scorpio. Birthplace: London, Canada.
- Avril Lavigne. (Best Known for Album 'Let Go', The Best Selling Album of the 21st Century by a Canadian Artist) 498. 125. Birthdate: September 27, 1984. Sun Sign: Libra.
- Nina Dobrev. (Canadian Actress Known for Her Role in the TV Series ‘The Vampire Diaries’) 444. 137. Birthdate: January 9, 1989. Sun Sign: Capricorn. Birthplace: Sofia, Bulgaria.
- Celine Dion. (Canadian Singer Known for Her Songs: ‘My Heart Will Go On’ and ‘The Power of Love’) 221 80 Birthdate: March 30, 1968. Sun Sign: Aries. Birthplace: Charlemagne, Canada.
Mar 7, 2017 · In 2016, Canada’s History decided to mark the centennial of the first women to win the vote in Canada — in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta in 1916 — by celebrating great women from Canada’s past. We highlighted thirty of Canada’s outstanding women and asked our readers to vote for whom they thought was the “greatest.”.
Laura Secord (1775-1868)- Irma Levasseur (1878–1964)
- Dr. Jennie Smillie Robertson (1878-1981)
- Marie-Josèphe Angélique (1710-1734) In 1725, a French merchant forced Marie-Josèphe Angélique, a Portugal-born Black woman, to work in Montreal as a domestic slave.
- Shawnadithit (c.1800–1829) Shawnadithit was the last member of the Beothuk, Algonquian peoples who lived in the south and northeast coasts of Newfoundland and numbered approximately 500 to 1,000 members when they first came into contact with Europeans in the 1500s.
- Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823–1893) Mary Ann Shadd Cary was the first Black woman newspaper editor and publisher in North America. In 1853, she founded the Provincial Freeman, a weekly newspaper published in Toronto, Windsor and Chatham that advocated for equality and literacy for Black people in Canada and the United States.
- Ella Cora Hind (1861–1942) Ella Cora Hind was the first woman journalist in Western Canada. After being denied a reporter position at the Manitoba Free Press in 1882 for being a woman, she became a public stenographer and kept a close eye on prairie farming developments.
- Emily Howard Stowe (1831-1903) Dr Emily Howard Jennings Stowe was the first Canadian woman to get a medical degree. Dr Stowe departed Canada after being denied admission to the University of Toronto, Ontario, to attend the New York Medical College for Women.
- Jennie Kidd Trout (1841-1921) After graduating from the Women’s Medical College in Pennsylvania in 1875 and returning to Canada, Dr Trout became the first woman to practise medicine in Canada legally.
- Kit Coleman (1856-1915) Catherine Ferguson, known as Kit Coleman, was a Journalist and a War Correspondent. Coleman produced some of Canada’s most imaginative and thought-provoking journalism.
- Lady Aberdeen, Ishbel Maria Hamilton-Gordon (1857-1939) Lady Aberdeen set up the National Council of Women of Canada in 1893. She was a Scottish novelist, philanthropist, and feminist activist.
Mar 8, 2024 · While you may know about famous women like Viola Desmond, and Laura Secord, the accomplishments of the Canadian women included in this article span various social areas and continue to impact social change. These stories are uplifting, sometimes heart wrenching, and all of them are inspiring.
Jan 25, 2012 · No list of Canadian women’s accomplishments could ever be definitive; we limited ourselves to thirteen moments honouring “firsts.” (Editor’s note: In 2016, we celebrated the centennial of Canadian women’s suffrage with a look at Thirty Great Women and followed up with another 36 More Great Women.) 1875.
