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Historic Sites
National Historic Persons of Canada - Women
The following women have been designated by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada as national historic persons of Canada.
Lady Aberdeen after receiving an honorary degree from Queen's University, 1897
(William James Topley/Library and Archives Canada/PA-027869) | Lady Ishbel Gordon Aberdeen
1857-1939
A social reformer who founded the National Council of Women and the Victorian Order of Nurses
- Maude Elizabeth Abbott
1869-1940
Pioneer doctor renowned for research on heart disease
- Emma Lajeunesse Gye Albani
1846-1930
Famous Canadian opera singer
- Edith Jessie Archibald
1854-1936
A leader in the struggle for women's suffrage in Nova Scotia
- Mary Bibb
1820-1877
Designated with her husband Henry for influencing African Canadians with the newspaper "Voice of the Fugitive"
- Martha Louise Black
1866-1957
Yukon pioneer who became second women elected as a federal member of Parliament
- Jean McKishnie Blewett
1862-1934
Poet and journalist
- Marguerite Bourgeoys
1620-1700
In 1658 founded Canada's first religious community: the Congrégation de Notre-Dame
- Molly Brant
1736-1796
A leader of the Six Nations and British Loyalist
- Emily Carr
1871-1945
Talented Canadian painter and author
Biography
- Margaret Ridley Charlton
1858-1931
Medical librarian who co-founded the Medical Library Association in 1898
- Isabella Valancy Crawford,
1850-1887
Canadian poet and writer
- Mazo De la Roche
1879-1961
Canadian author
- Demasduit
1796-1820
A Beothuk woman who was one of the last of her People to survive
- Onésime Dorval
1843-1932
A Métis teacher at the Red River Settlement and Battleford, Saskatchewan
- Margaret Iris Duley
1894-1968
Talented author from Newfoundland
- Henrietta Muir Edwards
1849-1931
One of the Famous Five, a social reformer
- Marie-Anne Gaboury
1780-1875
A pioneer who settled in Western Canada in 1806
- Marie Lacoste Gérin-Lajoie
1867-1945
A notable activist for the rights of women in Quebec
- Julia Catherine (Beckwith) Hart
1796-1867
An author who wrote "St. Ursula's Convent" in 1824
- E. Cora Hind
1861-1942
A Manitoba journalist who was a leader in the struggle for women's rights
- Adelaide Hunter Hoodless
1857-1910
A leader in groups such as the National Council of Women and Women's Institutes
Pauline Johnson
(Cochran/Library and Archives Canada/C-085125) | Emily Pauline Johnson
1861-1913
A Mohawk poet and entertainer
- Grace Annie Lockhart
1855-1916
The first woman in the British Empire to receive a university degree, at Mount Allison University in 1875
- Major Margaret C. Macdonald
1873-1948
During World War I served as Matron-in-Chief of the Canadian nursing service
- Helen Gregory MacGill
1864-1947
Juvenile court judge in British Columbia
- Helen MacMurchy
1862-1953
A physician who advocated many important health reforms
- Agnes Campbell Macphail
1890-1954
The first woman in Canada elected to the House of Commons, in 1921
- Mance, Jeanne
1606-1673
The first lay nurse in Canadian history
- Nellie McClung
1873-1951
One of the Famous Five; notable suffragist, politician and writer
- Louise McKinney
1868-1931
One of the Famous Five; first female member of a Legislative Assembly in the British Empire
- Violet Clara McNaughton
1879-1968
Organized the Women Grain Growers and battled for women's suffrage
- Lucy Maud Montgomery
1874-1942
Famous Canadian author who wrote the Anne of Green Gables books
Biography
Susanna and John Moodie and family, ca. 1866
(National Library of Canada/NL-17999) | Susanna Moodie
1803-1885
Pioneer who wrote the book "Roughing it in the Bush"
- Emily Murphy
1868-1933
One of the Famous Five; first woman judge in the British Commonwealth
- Margaret Newton
1887-1971
Canadian scientist whose research led to development of rust resistant grains
- Mary Irene Parlby
1868-1965
One of the Famous Five; politician
- Georgina Fane Pope
1862-1938
Became Canada's first nursing matron in the Army Medical Corps, in 1908
- Harriet Taber Richardson
-1951
Proposed the reconstruction of Port Royal Habitation in Nova Scotia
- Fanny Rosenfeld
1903-1969
Olympic athlete, voted Canada's female athlete of the half-century for the period 1900-1950
- Idola Saint-Jean
1880-1945
Notable Quebec suffragist, fought for reform of the Civil Code
- Saint Marie-Marguerite D'Youville
1701-1771
Founded the Sisters of Charity in 1737
- Shanawdithit
1801-1829
The last of the Beothuks in Newfoundland
- Laura Ingersoll Secord
1775-1868
A Canadian heroine during the War of 1812, who warned the British of a planned attack by Americans
- Mary Anne Shadd
1823-1893
A leader of the Black fugitive movement
- Mary Meagre Southcott
1862-1943
A Newfoundland nurse who promoted the professionalization of nursing
- Emily Stowe
1831-1903
The first Canadian woman to practice medicine in Canada; an organizer of a women's medical college
- Taqulittuq
1860-1880
Designated along with her husband Ipirvik; she was an Inuit guide and interpreter for Arctic explorers
- Thanadelthur
?-1717
An Aboriginal woman who played an important role in the fur trade in the early 18th century
- Catherine Parr Traill
1802-1899
A pioneer who was a naturalist and author of the book "The Backwoods of Canada"
Mary Travers, ca. 1930
(National Library of Canada/NL-2499) | Mary 'La Bolduc' Travers
1894-1941
A popular singer and songwriter from Quebec
- Jenny Trout
1841-1921
The first Canadian woman to be licensed to practice medicine in Canada; an organizer of a women's medical college
- Madeleine De Verchères
1678-1747
A Canadian heroine who led the defense of the family fort when it was attached in 1692
- Portia White
1911-1968
A famous singer from Nova Scotia
For more information about commemorations of the Historic Site and Monuments Board of Canada related to the contributions of women in Canadian history, see:
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