Celebrating Canadian Women

2. first woman to command a major Canadian warship
3. First chinese canadian woman to become a doctor
5. first Canadian woman to represent Canada in an Olympic Games
6. She was a pioneer in women’s education in Quebec and helped lay the groundwork for legal reforms to protect women’s rights.
10. First two women in the British Empire to be elected to a provincial legislature
11. first woman elected to the house of commons
13. first woman to serve as governor general of Canada
14. first Canadian woman physician to practice in Canada
16. Opened first hospital in canada
19. first woman elected chief of a First Nation community
20. becoming a first woman receiving a Ph.D. from a Canadian university
21. first women who fight for women's voting right in Canada
23. first black newspaper woman in North America
24. first canada's woman lawyer

1. first woman to serve as premier of a territory
4. She was a last member of the Beothuk people who made drawings and write stories to keep her people's history alive
7. first pioneer of women's university education
8. first woman Prime Minister of Canada
9. first woman appointed as a judge to a superior court
12. first Canadian woman astronaut sent into space
15. brown First Black woman elected to a canadian provincial legislature and worked to end racism and sexism in politics
17. walked 32 kilometres of attack by Americans during the War of 1812
18. first black Canadian woman elected to the House of Commons
22. First ever Canada's pay equity commissioner