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Five Women Who Should Be Household Names In Canada
This post has been lightly edited; it was originally published on Canadian Museum for Human Rights' blog.
Last year (2016) marked a century since some women in Canada first got the right to vote.
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights shares the stories of many women in Canada who have fought for human rights. Some of them are very well-known, like Buffy Sainte Marie and Malala Yousafzai (an honourary Canadian citizen), while others aren’t as famous but really should be. This post, being republished today on Persons' Day during Women's History Month, is all about these lesser-known women – women who should be household names in Canada.
