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Science & Technology: Canadian Women Making an Impact

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Canadian women and girls have always had an impact in science, from Ursula Franklin to Maude Abbott, Janice Zinck and Indira Samarasekera. Will you be next?

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Canadian women and girls have always had an impact in science, from Ursula Franklin to Maude Abbott, Janice Zinck and Indira Samarasekera. Will you be next?

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women in STEM, STEM, metallurgy, geology, chemistry, mining, sustainability, physics, nuclear physics, archaeometry, archaeology, mathematics, education, policy, cdnpoli, medicine, pathology
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