Henrietta Louise Muir (Edwards) (1849–1931), feminist activist, artist, and legal expert. Appreciated and celebrated by only a small group of her contemporaries, as one of the Famous Five she is now a Canadian cultural icon. #WomensHistoryMonth #PersonsDay
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This Day is celebrated in Canada to mark the historic 1929 ruling that legally recognized most women as “persons”. Five women from Alberta—Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby, and Henrietta Muir Edwards—brought the challenge forward. #PersonsDay 🍁 #WomensHistoryMonth 🇨🇦

Lila Fahlman (1924–2006) was an Educator and social justice advocate. She was the first woman in Canada with a PhD in Educational Psychology, and the first Muslim woman to serve on a public school board (Edmonton, 1985)
#WomensHistoryMonth 🇨🇦 #canadianislamicheritagemonth

It is #WomensHistoryMonth! Phoebe Johnson (d. 1940), Tuscarora woman and labourer. Her losses, family strife, and poverty are a reminder of the struggles many Indigenous women in Canada faced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/johns...

10/16/1848 — b. Cassie Ward Mee, Canadian-American labor champion, lecturer, author. Gained considerable prominence through her writings; #labor organizer for the Knights of Labor in the U.S. #womenshistory #Canadian #WomensHistoryMonth #womenwriters #WriterSky #workersrights #livingwage #inequality

Where are all the women?
Shocked by gaps in history books, these teachers went DIY, helped by the Schlesinger Library. buff.ly/QJ06UXY via @harvard #history #women #WomensHistoryMonth

It is #WomensHistoryMonth! Dorimène Desjardins (1858–1932) ran the Caisse Populaire de Lévis from her family home. L’Action catholique wrote that “Without her, we must admit, the Caisses Populaires Desjardins would probably not exist.”
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This Women’s History Month, we honour the teachers, politicians, artists, and everyday heroes who paved the way. May we carry their legacy forward by speaking up, standing together, and making a difference.

#WomensHistoryMonth #WomensRights

Doris Anderson was a magazine editor, newspaper columnist and women’s movement champion from Toronto, Canada. Through the 1960s, Doris pushed for the creation of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women, which paved the way for huge advances in women’s equality. #WomensHistoryMonth 🇨🇦

It is #WomensHistoryMonth! Marjory Jardine Ramsay MacMurchy (Willison, Lady Willison) (1870–1938) was among the most respected Canadian female journalists of the early 20th century. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/macmu...

“...I want to acknowledge and honour all of my memories of the mission.”

Lynne Gouliquer served in the Sinai in 1989. Her story reflects adventure, friendship, service—and difficult experiences.

Read her story: pk80.ca/en/lynne-gou...

#WomensHistoryMonth #CAF #TBT

It is #WomensHistoryMonth! Edith Rayside was a nurse. She served in #WWI, helped enhance the educational standards and professional appreciation of nurses, and advanced the recognition of women’s place beyond the gender boundaries of her day.
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Kim Campbell was a Canadian politician who was the 19th prime minister of Canada. Kim has been the only female prime minister. From 1999 to 2003, she chaired the Council of Women World Leaders, a network of women who hold or have held the office of president or prime minister. #WomensHistoryMonth 🇨🇦

It is #WomensHistoryMonth! Ida Roth (Steinberg) (1883–1942), was a Hungarian-born Jewish businesswoman. Her city-wide operation so popular that “faire son Steinberg” became part of francophone Montrealers’ vocabulary as a synonym for doing one’s grocery shopping. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/roth_...

What books about women’s history would you recommend?

#WomensHistoryMonth #CanadianAuthors #AccessibleReading #NNELS

It is #WomensHistoryMonth Élodie Mailloux (1865–1937) inaugurated secular nursing education for French Canadian women given by trained personnel. The Grey Nuns pioneered nursing instruction for French Canadian women. #Montreal www.biographi.ca/en/bio/maill...

It is #WomensHistoryMonth! Angelique Pilotte (fl. 1815–19), an Indigenous servant, was convicted of infanticide in 1817. Sentenced to hang under a law that presumed guilt, she was spared after petitions for mercy, with her sentence commuted to one year in prison. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/pilot...

October is #WomensHistoryMonth!

#CatholicTeachers continue to celebrate & reflect on the contributions & achievements of the trailblazing women who have shaped Canada & continue to inspire the next generation!

Here's to all the protagonists who inspired the author with their bravery and resilience.

To all of those who came before and paved the way.

#BecauseofHer #womenshistorymonth

Roberta Lynn Bondar (/ˈbɒndər/; born December 4, 1945) is a Canadian astronaut, neurologist and consultant. She is Canada's first female astronaut and the first neurologist in space. #WomensHistoryMonth 🇨🇦