Review
"(Emily) Stowe is among those feted in Merna Forster's 100 Canadian Heroines... (Dundurn, 2004) a timely read on the eve of International Women's Day (March 8)" -
Homemaker's Magazine, Feb/March 2005
"This a terrific book--the rare reference title that should be read cover to cover. Every aspect inspires, beginning with the foreword by Kim Campbell (Canada's first woman prime minister) and continuing with the author's introduction and the sketches of 100 women who left their mark on Canadian history. This should be part of every women's studies curriculum." P.P. Philbin,
CHOICE, June 2005
"Whether used as a reference book or for bedside reading, this is a convenient compendium of information on Canadian women, and a tribute not only to the individuals who made the cut but also to a generation of scholarly research that has restored the lives of these women worthies to the historical record."
Margaret Conrad,
Canadian Book Review AnnualMerna Foster's new book, 100 Canadian Heroines, gives a quick and easy introductory education on the subject of Canadian women's history. A book of encyclopedic biographical references, Heroines is fresh and informative even to the seasoned feminist reader...
This is a book of rich achievements, but more, it is a storytelling book about great characters...Cross-dressing doctors, physicists, actors, Mohawk leaders - you name it, our foremothers are all of these - and more."
Penni Mitchell, Herizons, Spring 2006
From the Inside Flap
An inspiring collection that celebrates 100 remarkable women in Canadian history, from Anna Mae Aquash to Mary Pickford.|Augmented by great quotes and photos, this inspiring collection profiles remarkable women -- heroines in science, sport, preaching and teaching, politics, war and peace, arts and entertainment, and more. Profiles include moutaineer Phyllis Munday, activist Hide Shimizu, unionist Lea Roback, and movie mogul Mary Pickford.
