Women Making History
Meet women you want to know in this five minute podcast showcasing interesting and inspiring women. Bringing women’s history out of the woodwork and beyond International Women’s Day - Women Making History brings women’s historic achievements to life every week. Find out about fascinating women who have dared to make a difference. Each week discover a woman who made history. From politics to social justice, science to the arts and everything in between.
Women Making History
ELSIE MACGILL
This week's history making woman was the first practicing Canadian woman engineer, headed the Canadian production of Hawker Hurricane fighter planes during World War II, and was a member of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada.
About Jennifer May-Anderson
Jennifer May-Anderson is a non-profit executive with a passion for women's issues. She is a member and past president of Business and Professional Women Hastings & Prince Edward, an organization that works to develop the business, professional, and leadership potential of women locally, nationally, and around the world. Her career started as a radio news anchor and has been an adventure through logistics, communications and marketing, and finally, non-profit management. She graduated from Loyalist College's Broadcast Journalism program and was first heard on the air at the college radio station, 91x, which airs episodes of "Women Making History". Jennifer lives in Belleville, ON Canada with her husband, various grown children who sometimes return to the nest, and their crew of lovable dogs and cats.
