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Biographie en images : Voici Elsie MacGill (Biographies en Images)

By Elizabeth MacLeod

Women biography, Science and medicine biography, Science and technology

Human-narrated audio

Summary

See below for English description.Durant son enfance au début des années 1900, Elsie MacGill s'attendait à accomplir ses rêves. Et c'est exactement ce qu'elle a fait! En 1927, elle devient la première femme diplômée du programme de génie électrique de… l'Université de Toronto. Deux ans plus tard, Elsie obtient sa maîtrise en génie aéronautique - un programme qu'elle a complété à partir de son lit d'hôpital après avoir contracté la polio.Absolument rien au monde n'aurait pu détourner Elsie de sa passion pour l'ingénierie! En 1929, en pleine grande crise, elle devient officiellement ingénieure en aéronautique. À l'époque, elle travaille sur des avions de dernier cri, mais pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, Elsie est responsable de la production à l'échelle canadienne du Hawker Hurricane, un avion-chasseur utilisé par les Forces alliées.Les succès d'Elsie MacGill dépassent largement les frontières de l'ingénierie! Poursuivant le travail déjà entamé par sa mère et sa grand-mère, Elsie se consacre à la lutte pour l'égalité des femmes. Elle deviendra ainsi une experte des droits des femmes et participera à la Commission royale d'enquête sur la situation de la femme au Canada. In this amazing addition to the Biographie en images series, young Canadians will learn about the trailblazing Elsie MacGill, whose work on the Canadian-made Hawker Hurricane fighter helped the Allied forces to victory in World War II.Elsie was born in 1905 to a mother who was a feminist pioneer in her own right. Elsie grew up fully expecting to follow her dreams. And she did. Elsie was the first woman to graduate from the University of Toronto's electrical engineering program. Elsie went on to earn a master's in aeronautical engineering - but contracted polio the day before her convocation. She battled back, and a storied engineering career followed, including being in charge of the tooling and manufacture of the famous Hawker Hurricane. Later in life she was a champion of women's rights and her work shaped many of the protections we now enjoy.Written by award-winning author Elizabeth MacLeod, this portrait of Elsie MacGill is the first ever written for younger readers.Original title: Scholastic Canada Biography: Elsie MacGill

Title Details

ISBN 9781443170222
Publisher Scholastic Canada Ltd
Copyright Date 2019
Book number 3681820

Audio details for CELA title

Narrator Élia Martineau
Duration 27 minutes 36 seconds
Audio producer CAÉB
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Biographie en images : Voici Elsie MacGill (Biographies en Images)

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