100 More Canadian Heroines

100 More Canadian Heroines
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Publisher : Dundurn
Total Pages : 410
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ISBN-10 : 9781459700864
ISBN-13 : 1459700864
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Book Synopsis 100 More Canadian Heroines by : Merna Forster

Download or read book 100 More Canadian Heroines written by Merna Forster and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2011-09-07 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the bestselling 100 Canadian Heroines, Merna Forster presents 100 more stories of amazing women who changed our country. 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. You’ll 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 they’ve changed our country.


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