The winner of the contest is Deborah Putman of Surrey, British Columbia. Deborah, who told us her favourite Canadian heroine is Emily Carr,won a copy of the Canadian bestseller 100 Canadian Heroines: Famous and Forgotten Faces. Thanks to everyone who entered the Women's History Month Contest!

The Prize

The ultimate guide to cool Canadian women from every corner of the country, featuring famous and forgotten faces in science, sport, preaching and teaching, politics, war and peace, arts and entertainment and many other fields. Meet remarkable women in Canadian history, from the adventurous Gudridur the Viking to murdered Mi'kmaq activist Anna Mae Aquash.