Famous People A
I'm a Canadian teacher that invented the game of basketball
Who is John Naismith
-Canadian author
- She published 20 novels as well as 530 short stories, 500 poems, and 30 essays.
- Her most famous work, the children’s classic Anne of Green Gables,
Who is Lucy Maud Montgomery
medical scientist, Nobel Prize winner, co-discoverer of Insulin and its therapeutic potential for those suffering from diabetes along with his partner Charles Best, in doing the above, he discovered the cure for diabetes, thus allowing those who had the disease to live productive lives
Frederick Banting
The right to vote
what is suffrage
a lively dance of the 1920s that involved turning the knees inward and kicking out the lower legs.
The Charleston
I am the 10th Prime Minister of Canada and the longest serving minister in Canadian history
Mackenzie King
-Author, social activist, feminist, suffragette, and politician part of the social and moral reform movements prevalent in Western Canada in the early 1900s (e.g. favoured prohibition) Her great causes were women's suffrage, temperance
Nellie McClung
he dreamed of ‘words without wires’ inventor of the radio & sonar (a system for the detection of objects under water and for measuring the water's depth)
Reginald Fessenden
when prices go up while wages remain the same (reduction in purchasing power)
Inflation
a time period or era in which it was illegal to make, sell, or consume alcohol
Prohibition
I am a famous painter who drowned in Algonquin Park and the main inspiration for the Group of Seven
who is Tom Thomson
-first elected female Member of Parliament. (federal gov’t) Best known for her tireless activism in reforming Canadian prisons to be more humane and treating prisoners as human beings and not animals She started the Elizabeth Fry society to help women in Canadian prisons
Agnes MacPhail
internationally famous & world champion Indigenous Canadian long distance runner won the world’s most famous marathon, the Boston Marathon, in 1907 won a rematch of the Olympic Marathon in 1908
who is Tom Longboat
flu (a contagious viral infection of the nose, throat, and lungs (respiratory system) that causes fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, and fatigue, typically occurring in the winter months)
Influenza
a person, ship, or boat involved in the illegal smuggling of alcoholic beverages, especially during Prohibition
rum-runner
Became a Canadian and international sensation after unexpectedly winning gold medals in the 100 and 200m races at the 1928 Olympics against the fastest, most competitive field ever assembled to that date Set a world record in the 100m in a competition in 1930 and went undefeated for over two years. Won gold medal at the inaugural Commonwealth games in 1930 Made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1979
Who is Percy Williams
legendary & iconic Canadian radio broadcasting pioneer most famous for his play-by-play calls for Hockey Night in Canada from 1923 to 1968.
Who is Foster Hewitt
were winners of five straight World Championships for women’s basketball, a record that still stands. Their international dominance earned them respect and recognition from sports organizations worldwide.
Who are the Edmonton Grads
negotiation of wages and other conditions of employment by an organized body of employees.
Collective Bargaining
a person who makes, distributes, or sells goods illegally (During prohibition, a person who put alcohol in secret pockets in his pantlegs to conceal illegal alcohol.
Bootlegger
-Canadian women's rights activist, author, and judge In 1916, she became the first female judge in Canada and in the British Empire a feminist who helped women win a case in Alberta so that women could share in divorce assets. Member of "The Famous Five" whose court challenge lead to women being declared persons under the law and eligible to be appointed to the Senate
Who is Emily Murphy
-Canadian & multiple Academy Award winning actress, movie producer, & studio owner
-iconic pioneering actress awarded the prestigious lifetime achievement award for her 50 years in Hollywood
-Co-founder of the Academy of Motion Picture Sciences in her prime, known as ‘America’s Sweetheart’ and ‘Girl with the curls’
Mary Pickford
one of the greatest fighters of all time fought from lightweight to heavyweight and defeated many world champions and legends of the time in each weight class success highlighted the absurdity and injustice of racial discrimination.
Sam Langford
an outstandingly good person or thing
Bees Knees
(during Prohibition) an illicit (illegal) liquor store or nightclub.
Speakeasy