The 10 greatest Canadian female trailblazers
By: Rose Fine-Meyer
Contributors: Wilhelm, Jeffrey D.
Series: 10
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Markham, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781554482788
Subjects: Hockey; Hockey players; Women hockey players; Women athletes; Inuit artists; Inuit art; Pictorial Wit and humor; Cartoonists; Women cartoonists; Actresses; Electrical engineers; Aeronautical engineers; Canadian Authors; Discrimination; Race discrimination; Astronauts; Women astronauts; Women in astronautics
Other titles: Ten greatest Canadian female trailblazers; 10; Ten; Greatest Canadian female trailblazers
Description: "The 10 women featured in this book have achieved excellence and recognition in their field through sheer determination, intense and focused preparation, and personal sacrifice. They broke down barriers and achieved social and legal equality for women on the playing field and at work, in areas as diverse as eduction, literature, science, politics, sports, business and enterainment" (publisher).
Table of contents: title: Introduction: lead the way!; title: Hayley Wickenheiser; title: Kenojuak Ashevak; title: Lynn Johnston; title: Mary Pickford; title: Celine Dion; title: Elsie MacGill; title: Margaret Laurence; title: Rosemary Brown; title: Dr. Roberta Bondar; title: The famous five; title: What do you think?; title: Index.