![]() ![]() Written by award-winning author Elizabeth MacLeod, this portrait of Elsie MacGill is the first ever written for younger readers. Later in her life she was a champion of women's rights and her work shaped many of the protections we now enjoy. ![]() ![]() She battled back, and a storied engineering career followed, including being in charge of the tooling and manufacture of the famous Hawker Hurricane. Scholastic Canada Biography: Meet Viola Desmond By Elizabeth MacLeod Illustrated by Mike Deas Scholastic Canada Ltd ISBN 9781443163873 Hardcover32 Pages. Elsie went on to earn a master's in aeronautical engineering -but contracted polio the day before her convocation. Elsie was first woman to graduate from the University of Toronto's electrical engineering program. Elsie grew up fully expecting to follow her dreams. Elsie was born in 1905 to a mother who was a feminist pioneer in her own right. ORee went on to play a total of 45 games with the Bruins, a remarkable achievement considering. Meet Elsie MacGill - the world's first female aeronautical engineer! In this amazing addition to the Scholastic Canada Biography series, young Canadians will learn about the trailblazing Elsie MacGill, whose work on the Canadian-made Hawker Hurricane fighter helped the Allied … (Show full summary) forces to victory in World War II. Meet Willie OReeHockey Hall of Famer and a trailblazer for diversity on and off the ice On January 18, 1958, Willie ORee made history as the first black player in the NHL when he suited up with the Boston Bruins against the Montreal Canadiens. ![]()
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