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Historic Sites
National Historic Sites for Canadian Women's History
The following National Historic Sites, designated by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, relate to the contributions of women in Canadian history.
- Acadia Ladies’ Seminary
Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Seminary built in 1878
- Amnesley Hall
Toronto, Ontario
A university residence for women dating from 1902-03
- Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead
St. George, Ontario
Childhood home of social reformer Adelaide Hunter Hoodless
- Ann Baillie Building
Kingston, Ontario
Nurses’ residence
- Begbie Hall
Victoria, British Columbia
Nurses' residence
- Chiefswood
Six Nations Grande River Reserve, Ontario
Birthplace of writer/entertainer Pauline Johnson
Emily Carr House
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Emily Carr House
Victoria, British Columbia
Birthplace of artist and writer Emily Carr
- Erland Lee (Museum) Home
Stoney Creek, Ontario
Site where the constitution of the first Women’s Institute was drafted
- Grey Nuns’ Convent
St. Boniface, Manitoba
Mission house from 1845-51
- Grey Nuns’ Hospital
Montreal, Quebec
A hospital rebuilt by Mère d’Youville in 1765
- Hershey Pavilion
Montreal, Quebec
Nurses’ residence built in 1905, with an addition in 1932
- Hotel-Dieu de Québec
Québec, Quebec
Site of the Augustine Order Hospital, the first permanent hospital in North America built north of Mexico
- Hotel-Dieu de Saint Joseph de Tracadie
Tracadie, New Brunswick
Established by the Religious Hospitallers of Saint Joseph
- La Corne Nursing Station
La Corne, Quebec
Built 1940
- Leaskdale Manse
Leaskdale, Ontario
Home of author Lucy Maud Montgomery 1911-1926; built c. 1886
- Miss Davis’ School Residence/Twin Oaks
St. Andrews, Manitoba
Girls school from the mid 1850s; Red River architecture
- Pavillon Mailloux
Montreal, Quebec
Nurses residence
- Ruby’s Place (Part of the Dawson Historical Complex)
Dawson City, Yukon
A building c. 1903, which was used as a house of prostitution 1935-62
St. Ann's Academy
(copyright Merna Forster) | St. Ann’s Academy
Victoria, British Columbia
Private girls school, 19th century
- St. Boniface Hospital Nurses’ Residence
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Nurses’ residence, built in 1928
- Trois-Rivières Historical Complex
A residential and religious district that includes the Ursuline convent school (1700-1770)
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
- Ursuline Monastery
Québec, Quebec
Historic religious complex; includes altar from the 1730s
- Walker Theatre
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Playhouse built in 1906, site of Women’s Movement meetings in 1914
- Wilberforce Red Cross Outpost
Wilberforce, Ontario
A former Red Cross Outpost
- Women’s College Hospital
Toronto, Ontario
A major hospital and research centre
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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