My name is HELEN ALICE KINNEAR. My picture had appeared
on a Canadian stamp. I was the first woman in the British Commonwealth
to be appointed a country-court judge. I was also the first woman in
Canada to appear as counsel before the Supreme Court of Canada in 1935. My name is VERONICA TENNANT. I have written a children's
book called On Stage Please, but I am known more for my dancing than
anything else. I have been the star of such productions as
"Cinderella", "Sleeping Beauty" and the
"Nutcracker". My name is NANCY GREEN. I live in Rossland, British
Columbia where I love the mountains and the snow. In the 1968 Olympics I
won the gold medal in the giant slalom event and a silver in the slalom
event. I also won the World Cup in my sport. While I no longer do
competitions I still love to do my sport. My name is Mme JEANNE BENOIT. I loved to write books
about my favourite hobby, cooking. My recipes became famous all around
the world. My name is CHARLOTTE WHITTON. I believed in social work
to help others and set up the Canada Council for Child Welfare. I became
the first woman mayor of any Canadian City when I was elected in Ottawa
in 1951. My name is CARRIE BEST. I live in Nova Scotia. I love to
write poetry and stories. I founded the "CLARION", which was a
newspaper that was the voice of coloured Nova Scotians by promoting
interracial understanding and goodwill. |
