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“These are powerful stories of strong women who have helped to build our country, many who are truly unsung heroines. An inspirational read.” (Canada.com (online) 201203)
"This is an important book that helps to, finally, give credit where it is due. And yes, we expect to see volume three in the Heroines series." (The Victoria Times Colonist 2012)
"Merna Forster knows the intimate details of more than 200 famous and not-so-famous Canadian women." (Peninsula News Review )
"Looks to become a bestseller." (Victoria News )
"Forster's book blows the dust off conventional accounts of Canadian history, rendering our heritage suddenly colourful and utterly human." (Adrienne Dyer Boulevard Magazine )
“If you’re looking for inspiration this book is full of it.” (Sudbury Star )
“The meticulously researched short biographies are quick and easy to read, fresh and informative. What a shame we have never heard of most of these women: their lives and achievements, usually overcoming tremendous barriers, are so inspiring!” (Peninsula Newcomers Newsletter )
"About 90 of the women were new to me, and I am glad to have met them...a lot of fascinating material here." (The Chronicle-Journal )
"...full of feisty women overcoming poverty and racial and gender-based prejudice to accomplish something in life." (Dance International )
“ From the Cariboo Gold rush to the country's oldest Chinatown, Canadian history is full of amazing women. Just ask Merna Forster." (Goldstream News Gazette )
"This is an important book that helps to, finally, give credit where it is due. And yes, we expect to see volume three in the Heroines series." (The Victoria Times Colonist 2012)
"Merna Forster knows the intimate details of more than 200 famous and not-so-famous Canadian women." (Peninsula News Review )
"Looks to become a bestseller." (Victoria News )
"Forster's book blows the dust off conventional accounts of Canadian history, rendering our heritage suddenly colourful and utterly human." (Adrienne Dyer Boulevard Magazine )
“If you’re looking for inspiration this book is full of it.” (Sudbury Star )
“The meticulously researched short biographies are quick and easy to read, fresh and informative. What a shame we have never heard of most of these women: their lives and achievements, usually overcoming tremendous barriers, are so inspiring!” (Peninsula Newcomers Newsletter )
"About 90 of the women were new to me, and I am glad to have met them...a lot of fascinating material here." (The Chronicle-Journal )
"...full of feisty women overcoming poverty and racial and gender-based prejudice to accomplish something in life." (Dance International )
“ From the Cariboo Gold rush to the country's oldest Chinatown, Canadian history is full of amazing women. Just ask Merna Forster." (Goldstream News Gazette )
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. 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. (20111226)
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This review is from: 100 More Canadian Heroines: Famous and Forgotten Faces (Paperback)
Ms Forster has enlightened us again. 100 more Canadian Heroines and it first companion must be included into the libraries of anyone who is a lover of Canadian History. Anyone who thinks Canadian History is dull must read these two books as they will definitely change their view on Canada and the women who help make it.
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This review is from: 100 More Canadian Heroines: Famous and Forgotten Faces (Paperback)
Ms. Forster has gone to an incredible effort to unearth stories about fascinating Canadian women. I am awed by all these famous and forgotten women. Life as we know it today would be much different without them. They are an inspiration to every modern woman in Canada today. Even though I had never heard of many of the women, what they accomplished kept me wanting to keep reading. This book is very well written and exciting to read. The unique photos add meaning to each heroine.
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It's About Time: To Celebrate Canadian Heroines,
By Martha the Hamster "Martha" (North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 100 More Canadian Heroines: Famous and Forgotten Faces (Paperback)
We've discovered how many extraordinary Canadian women whose stories have never been told or just briefly sketched in Forster's first book, "100 Canadian Heroines." Now comes the second volume of another amazing battalion of Canadian women whom the author has discovered through her own travels and thorough research. It saddens me to think I lived among the spirits of these amazing women for so long, never knowing how they had blazed a trail for me--from Edmonton's first Canadian architext, Esther Hill, to Clara Brett Martin who dared to be our first female lawyer when women weren't yet allowed to sit in provincial or federal legislatures. Thank you to those women and to Ms. Forster.Virginia Watson-Rouslin Writer and Publicist
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