Women History Month

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Across
  1. 2. Her column in the Toronto Star introduced countless Canadians to the wonders of astronomy.
  2. 6. She was a Rebel Daughter, proud feminist, and pioneering editor.
  3. 8. Nicknamed Tshaukuesh, her environmental advocacy spans four decades.
  4. 10. She was Canada’s first woman architect.
  5. 11. Rather than take up crocheting, she pursued the law, where she eventually reigned Supreme.
  6. 13. She is Canada’s Chief Science Officer.
  7. 15. An accomplished neurologist, she made history as the first woman to travel to space.
  8. 18. Her drawing The Enchanted Owl was commemorated on a Canada Post postage stamp.
  9. 19. The “Queen of the Hurricanes” is her lasting legacy.
  10. 21. Although it took only 19 days to lose her Indian Status, she dedicated two decades of her life to fighting to regain it.
  11. 22. Her image graces the Canadian ten dollar bill
  12. 23. She became lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan after a distinguished career as a medical researcher.
Down
  1. 1. By establishing the Toronto Women’s Literary Club, she is credited with launching the women’s movement in Canada.
  2. 3. The organization Fleurbec was started by this Quebec botanist.
  3. 4. “Je veux toute toute toute la vivre ma vie,” proclaimed this Acadian singer-songwriter.
  4. 5. She “Lost [Her] Talk” while at residential school and devoted much of her later poetry to describing her experience.
  5. 7. At only 15, she launched a national education movement on behalf of Indigenous children.
  6. 9. In her role at the UN, she continues to be a leading voice for international human rights.
  7. 12. She received an honorary doctorate in recognition of her efforts to change the Indian Act.
  8. 14. Rather than be an “angel in the house,” she preferred to be Canada’s first woman elected to Parliament.
  9. 15. Her song “Universal Soldier” became an anthem of the 1960s peace movement.
  10. 16. The Persons Case victory in 1929 paved the way for her to become Canada’s first woman senator.
  11. 17. A hero of the War of 1812 and to chocolate lovers throughout Canada.
  12. 20. Her breakthrough novel, Obasan, was published in 1981.
  13. 21. She is considered an honorary member of the Group of Seven.