October is Women's History Month

Canadian Women Firsts



Lynn Johnston

Born Collingwood, Ontario May 28, 1947. The creator of the comic strip For Better or Worse. She is the first woman to win the Reuben Award for outstanding cartoonist of the year from the Cartoonist Society in 1985. She was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1992 and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1994.

Marie-Madelaine Jarret de Verchères

Born Verchères, Quebec March 3, 1678. Died August 8, 1747. The young Madelaine would become one of Canada's first youth heroes when she, with only a handful of helpers would successfully defend the family fort against attack.



Barbara G. Stymiest

Born June 13, 1956. This businesswoman held the Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Nesbit Burns Inc. from 1992 to 1999. It was during this time that she was the first woman to be Governor of the Toronto Stock Exchange.