She dared: true stories of heroines, scoundrels, and renegades
Biography, Women biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Details the lives of some of Canada's most famous and infamous women, showcasing explorers, spies, criminals, and pioneers in a variety of career fields. From Marguerite de la Roque de Roberval, a sixteenth-century aristocrat who dared to love a lowly… commoner, to four women who flew military planes during World War II, these accounts introduce 15 women who ventured into behaviour considered inappropriate for women in their time. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2005.