Throughout history, there have been many Canadian women activists who have made significant contribution to the field. The list includes many familiar and great Canadian female activists such as Pamela Anderson, Margaret Atwood, Jane Jacobs, Emily Murphy, K. D. Lang.
Pamela Anderson01 July 1967, Canadian, American
American-Canadian Actress
Margaret Atwood18 November 1939, Canadian
Writer, Environmental Activist
Maryse Ouellet21 January 1983, Canadian, American
Wrestler
Naomi Klein08 May 1970, Canadian
Author
Viola Desmond06 July 1914, Canadian, American
Businesswoman
Jane Jacobs04 May 1916, Canadian
Journalist, Author, Activist
Molly Burke08 February 1994, Canadian
Activist, Motivational Speaker
Emily Murphy14 March 1868, Canadian
First Female Magistrate in Canada
Peaches11 November 1968, Canadian
Musician
Maggie McGuane28 October 1976, Canadian
Margot Kidder's Daughter
K. D. Lang02 November 1961, Canadian
Singer, Songwriter
Christina Evangeline24 March 1989, Canadian
Kenan Thompson's Wife
Lauren Southern16 June 1995, Canadian
Political Activist
Rupi Kaur04 October 1992, Canadian
Poet
Amanda Brugel24 March 1978, Canadian
Actress
Alissa White-Gluz31 July 1985, Canadian
Vocalist
Severn Cullis-Suzuki30 November 1979, Canadian
Television presenter, Writer
Anna Mae Aquash27 March 1945, Canadian
Activist
Nellie McClung20 October 1873, Canadian
Novelist, Writer, Politician, Human rights
Mary Ann Shadd09 October 1823, Canadian, American
Activist
Judith Merril21 January 1923, Canadian, American
Fiction Writer
June Callwood02 June 1924, Canadian
Journalist
Pauline Julien23 May 1928, Canadian
Singer
Megan Leslie29 September 1973, Canadian
Politician, Human rights activist
Laura Sabia18 September 1916, Canadian
Social Activist
Annie Le Porte Diggs22 February 1853, Canadian, American
Journalist