Important Canadian Women in History

First Canadian Women in Government

• Agnes Macphail First woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons
• Cairine Wilson First woman to be elected to the Canadian Senate
• Ellen Fairclough First woman Secretary of State for Canada
• Bertha Wilson First woman to be on the Supreme Court of Canada
• Jeanne Sauvé One of the three first women members of Parlament
• Audrey McLaughlin First woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons
• Rita Johnston First woman provincial premier in Canada
• Kim Campbell First woman to be elected Prime Minister of Canada
• Beverly McLachlin First female Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada

Canadian Women in Science

• Maude Abbott Physician (1869-1940)
• Roberta Bondar First Canadian woman in space in 1992
• Carrie Matilda Derick First female university professor (1862-1941)
• Ursula Franklin Physicist (1921-)
• Monique Frize Electrical Engineer
• Jean Cuthand Goodwill Nurse (1928- 1997)
• Esther Marjorie Hill Architect (1895-1985)
• Irma LeVasseur Physician (1878-1964)
• Dr. Frances Gertrude mcGill Pathologist Criminologist (1877-1959)
• Julie PayetteAstronaut (1963-)
• Irene Ayako Uchida Geneticist (1917-)
• Alcie Wilson Geologist (1881-1964)

Canadian Women in Music

• Lee Aaron Jazz and Rock Singer-Songwriter
• Alanis Morissette Singer-Songwriter
• Emma AlbaniOpera Singer
• Ethel Stark Violinist
• Diana Krall Jazz Singer
• Norma Abernethy Piano Player
• Sarah McLachlan Singer Songwriter

Canadian Women in Art

• Marie Louise Gay Illustrator and Editorial Cartoon Artist
• Lynn Johnston Comic Strip Creator
• Florence WyleSculptor
• Joyce Wieland Filmmaker and Mixed Media Artist
• Agnes Nanogak Native Inuit Artist
• Molly Lamb Bobak Printmaker, Painter, and the first Female Canadian War Artist

Canadian Women in Sport

• Myriam Bédard (1969-) Biathlon
• Marilyn Bell Marathon Swimming
• Myrtle Cook Track and Field
• Sylvie Daigle Speed Skating
• Nancy Drolet Hockey
• The Edmonton Grads Basketball
• Sylvie Fréchette Synchronized Swimming
• Nancy Greene Alpine Skiing
• Silkem Laumann Rowing

Resources for Historic Women

• International Museum of Women
• Top Twenty Canadian Women
• The Canadian Encyclopedia
• Famous Canadian Women's Historical Timeline

 by Sheila Martin

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