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Mar 6, 2017

Get inspired by these quotes from amazing Canadian women

By: Selena Kovachis

This International Women's Day, we're looking to trailblazing, boundary-breaking and change-making Canadian women for their words of wisdom. Read on for our favourite inspiring quotes from historical heroes (Nellie McClung, anyone?), political stars (think, "Hurricane" Hazel McCallion and former PM Kim Campbell) and pop culture luminaries (Margaret Atwood, Ellen Page), among others.

Rosemary Brown was a Canadian politician and activist.

Alanis Morissette is a Canadian singer-songwriter.

Ellen Page is a Canadian actress best known for the films Juno, Whip It and Inception.

Catherine O'Hara is a Canadian actress and comedian, known for her roles in Schitt's Creek, Home Alone and Beetlejuice.

Agnes Macphail was the first woman member of Parliament in Canada.

Kim Campbell was Canada’s 19th Prime Minister, the first—and so far only—woman to hold the office.

Emily Murphy was a women’s rights activist, jurist, and author.

Charlotte Whitton was the first female mayor of Ottawa.

Adelaide Hoodless was a Canadian social activist and founder of the Women's Institutes.

Margaret Atwood is an award-winning Canadian author of more than 40 books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays.

Louise McKinney was a provincial politician and women's rights activist.

Céline Dion is a Canadian singer and businesswoman.

Lori Ann Muenzer is a Canadian track cyclist and gold medal winner of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.

Also known as "Hurricane Hazel," Hazel McCallion is a Canadian politician and businesswoman who served as the mayor of Mississauga, Ontario from 1978 until 2014.