Book description
In this second installment of the bestselling Canadian Heroines series,
author Merna Forster brings together 100 more incredible stories of
great characters and wonderful images. Meet famous and forgotten women
in fields such as science, sport, politics, war and peace, and arts and
entertainment, including the original Degrassi kids, Captain Kool,
hockey star Hilda Ranscombe, and the woman dubbed "the atomic
mosquito." This book is full of amazing facts and trivia about
extraordinary women. Youll learn about Second World War heroine Joan
Fletcher Bamford, who rescued 2,000 Dutch captives from a prison camp in
a Sumatran jungle while commanding 70 Japanese soldiers. Hilwie Hamdon
was the woman behind the building of Canada's first mosque, and Frances
Gertrude McGill was the crime fighter named the "Sherlock Holmes of
Saskatchewan." Read on and discover 100 more Canadian heroines and
how theyve changed our country. “If you're looking for inspiration
this book is full of it.” Merna Forster is a historian who has also
been an archivist and park naturalist. She worked with national historic
sites and national parks across Canada for 20 years while employed by
Parks Canada. A recipient of the Canada 125 Commemorative Medal from the
Governor General, she has been discovering historical heroines from
coast to coast during her travels. You can visit her website at
www. heroines. ca
. She lives in Victoria.
