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Definitely Not the Opera

'Just get the thing done and let them howl.' - Nellie McClung

Not everyone is born a pioneer. Meet some women who will inspire you to make a difference, just like women before them who lobbied government for the right to vote.
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A woman sits at the controls to a flight in a black-and-white photo.
Judy Cameron became the first female pilot hired to fly for a major Canadian carrier in 1978. (Submitted by Judy Cameron)
Definitely Not the Opera41:00'Just get the thing done and let them howl.' - Nellie McClung

Not everyone is born a pioneer. This week on DNTO, we'll meet women who will inspire you to make a difference, just like women before them who lobbied government for the right to vote.

You'll meet Jacquie McDonald, Manitoba's first female backhoe operator; Judy Cameron, Canada's first female commercial airline pilot; and Lia Valente and Tessa Hill, two Ontario teenagers who advocated for the subject of consent to be part of Ontario's new sex-ed curriculum.

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