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Rosies of the North

A film about women who built planes during WWII and Elsie MacGill, the first woman in Canada to graduate with an engineering degree and the first w...

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Elizabeth Smellie - Canada's Florence Nightingale

Social Sciences and Humanities • 5m 41s

In this short film, Dr. Nathan Hatton of the Lakehead University Department of History describes the remarkable life and accomplishments of Elizabeth Smellie, a field nurse in the First World War who quickly rose through the ranks and became the first female colonel in the Canadian Armed Forces.

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  • Rosies of the North
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    Rosies of the North

    Rosies of the North

    A film about women who built planes during WWII and Elsie MacGill, the first woman in Canada to graduate with an engineering degree and the first woman in the world to design an airplane.

    Check out our interactive website dedicated to the Rosies! www.rosiesofthenorth.ca

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