"Firsts"
This pilot was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This Canadian soccer player is the all-time leading women's international goal scorer with 190 goals.
Who is Christine Sinclair?
This singer holds this record for the most Grammy Awards won, with a total of 35.
Who is Beyoncé?
This Canadian is the only woman other than the queen currently featured on Canadian currency.
Who is Viola Desmond?
This Canadian "Handmaid's Tale" writer is widely considered one of the best authors of modern history.
Who is Margaret Atwood?
This woman was the first and only person to have ever won Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields (Physics in 1902 and Chemistry in 1911).
Who is Marie Curie?
Considered one of the greatest hockey players of all time, this woman was Canada's Captain at the 2026 Olympics (Hint: She is also an RBC Olympian!).
Who is Marie-Philip Poulin?
"Wannabe" is the top hit of this best-selling girl group of all time.
Who are The Spice Girls?
This woman became Canada's first female finance minister in 2020.
Who is Chrystia Freeland?
This Canadian province was the LAST to grant women the right to vote in 1940.
What is Quebec?
In 1979, this woman became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
With 41 combined World and Olympic medals, this woman is the most decorated gymnast in history.
Who is Simone Biles?
With over 150 million record sales, she is recognized as the best-selling Canadian recording artist of all time, male or female.
Who is Céline Dion?
Canadian women gained the right to open a bank account without a husband or male relative's signature in this decade.
What is the 1960s? (1964 to be exact!)
This late Canadian actor was known for her humour and her incredible ability to play a forgetful mother (Hint: "KEVIN!").
Who is Catherine O'Hara?
This Oceanic country became the first to grant women the right to vote in 1893.
What is New Zealand?
This female athlete has the most Olympic gold medals of all time with 9 golds.
Who is Larisa Latynina OR Katie Ledecky?
This singer boasts the highest-grossing tour of all time, having earned over $2 billion.
Who is Taylor Swift?
Financial freedom for Canadian women was much more recent than most people realize; Women did not have this right until 1974.
What is the right to apply for a credit card or a loan without a male co-signer?
This Canadian tennis star raised in Burlington won the 2025 Canadian Open, defeating four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka.
Who is Victoria Mboko?
This woman became the first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company in 1963 when she took over the Washington Post following her husband's death (Hint: Her accolades include breaking the Watergate scandal!)
Who is Katherine Graham?
This female tennis player is tied with Novak Djokovic for the most tennis titles, boasting 24 Grand Slams.
Who is Margaret Court?
This soulful legend became the first woman elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This first female chair of a Canadian bank served as the chair of RBC's board from 2014 to 2023.
Who is Kathleen Taylor?
Oft-cited as a Canadian hero, this woman walked 32km to warn the British forces of an impending American attack during the war of 1812 (although some may know her better for delicious chocolates).
Who is Laura Secord?