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    Mary Fix

    Mary Fix (née McNulty), politician, lawyer, businesswoman (born 1895 or 1896; died 29 April 1972 in Mississauga, ON). After graduating from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1918, Mary Fix made history as Ottawa's first female lawyer. She later became the first female politician and the first woman to hold public office in Toronto Township (now Mississauga). Fix championed community-led development and civic historical preservation that continue to influence Toronto today. Her contributions were vital in guiding the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) through development, growth and the preservation of its history. In 2025, the Museum of Toronto named Fix one of 52 women who shaped the city. This article was created in collaboration with Museum of Toronto.

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    Mary Greyeyes Reid

    Mary Greyeyes Reid, Cree veteran of the Second World War (born 14 November 1920 on the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation reserve, Marcelin, SK; died 31 March 2011 in Vancouver, BC). The first Indigenous woman to join Canada’s armed forces, Mary became a member of the Canadian Women’s Army Corps during the Second World War. The military tried to boost Indigenous recruitment and demonstrate Canada’s military might by posing her in a staged photo that has since been widely circulated in Canada.

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    Mary Harron (Profile)

    Against a cool white background, drops of blood slowly fall through the film's opening credits. Or so it seems - until the camera pulls back to reveal that the bright red trickle is, in fact, raspberry coulis being drizzled over a breast of duck.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on April 10, 2000

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    Helen Creighton

    Mary Helen Creighton, CM, song collector, folklorist, writer (born 5 September 1899 in Dartmouth, NS; died 12 December 1989 in Halifax, NS). A pioneering collector of Maritime folk music and folklore, Helen Creighton helped define Maritime culture. 

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    Mary Henderson

    Mary Henderson. Soprano, teacher, b Longueuil (near Montreal) 17 Dec 1912. A study of the violin, begun at 10, led to a licentiate from McGill University. Her vocal studies, begun with Henri Pontbriand and Pauline Donalda in Montreal, were pursued in New York with C.

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    Irene Parlby

    Mary Irene Parlby (née Marryat), Alberta MLA (1921–35), women’s rights advocate, activist (born 9 January 1868 in London, UK; died 12 July 1965 in Red Deer, AB). Irene Parlby served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Alberta for 14 years. She was the first woman in Alberta, and the second in the British Empire, to be appointed to a cabinet position. One of the Famous Five appellants in the Persons Case, Parlby was a compelling advocate for women’s rights. Known as the “Women’s Minister,” her career in activism and legislation was dedicated to improving the lives of rural women and children, such as with Alberta’s Dower Act in 1917. She was also a delegate to the League of Nations in 1930. However, she has also been criticized for her views on eugenics and for her support of Alberta’s Sexual Sterilization Act. She was named a Person of National Historic Significance in 1966 and an honorary senator in 2009.

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    Mary Isabella Macleod

    Mary Isabella Macleod, née Drever (b at Red R 11 Oct 1852; d at Calgary 15 Apr 1933).

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    Mary John Batten

    Mary John Batten (née Fodchuk), lawyer, politician, justice and chief justice of the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench (born 30 August 1921 in Sifton, MB; died 9 October 2015). Mary John Batten was the first Ukrainian Canadian woman elected to a Canadian legislature. She served as an MLA in Saskatchewan from 1956 until 1964. That year, she became the first woman to be appointed as a federal judge in Saskatchewan, and only the second in Canada. In 1983, she became Saskatchewan’s first female chief justice. She also chaired a Saskatchewan royal commission. She retired from the bench in 1989.

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    Mary Lou Fallis

    Mary Louise Fallis, CM, soprano, teacher, comedian, writer (born 22 April 1948 in Toronto, ON). Mary Lou Fallis has performed internationally in dramatic opera and as a classical singer but is best known for her comedic theatre works.

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    Mary Louise Morrison

    Mary Louise Morrison, soprano (b at Winnipeg 9 Nov 1926). Studies at the Royal Conservatory of Music brought Morrison to Toronto, where she began her career as an opera singer, appearing with the Canadian Opera Co and on the CBC.

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    Mary Morrison

    Mary (Louise) Morrison. Soprano, b Winnipeg 9 Nov 1926; Artist Diploma voice (RCMT) 1948. She studied in Winnipeg with Doris Mills Lewis (voice 1942-4) and Mary Bornoff (piano) and in Vancouver with John Goss (voice, summer 1942).

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    Mary Munn

    Mary (Elizabeth) Munn. Pianist, teacher, administrator, b Montreal 28 Jun 1909, d Calgary 10 Oct 1991; LRAM 1928, RAM Certificate of Merit 1929, M MUS (New England Cons) 1967, DMA (Boston) 1973, honorary LLD (Lethbridge) 1991.

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    Mary Pickford

    The highest paid actress of her era, and one of the most glamorous, Mary Pickford was a pioneering figure of early cinema.

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    Mary Pratt

    Mary Pratt, née West, CC, RCA, painter (born 15 March 1935 in Fredericton, NB; died 14 August 2018 in St. John's, NL).

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    Mary Quayle Innis

    Mary Emma (née Quayle) Innis, author, editor, economic historian (born 13 April 1899 in St. Mary's, Ohio; died 10 January 1972 in Toronto, ON). Mary Quayle Innis was the wife of the well-known Canadian economist Harold Innis. She is credited with supporting his academic career and editing his works. Mary Quayle Innis also wrote and published extensively during her life.

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