{"product_id":"biographie-en-images-voici-elsie-macgill-9781443170222","title":"Biographie En Images: Voici Elsie Macgill","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Elizabeth MacLeod | Mike Deas\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Scholastic\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Scholastic\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography - Science \u0026amp; Technology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSee below for English description.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDurant son enfance au d�but des ann�es 1900, Elsie MacGill s'attendait � accomplir ses r�ves... Et c'est exactement ce qu'elle a fait! En 1927, elle devient la premi�re femme dipl�m�e du programme de g�nie �lectrique de l'Universit� de Toronto. Deux ans plus tard, Elsie obtient sa ma�trise en g�nie a�ronautique -- un programme qu'elle a compl�t� � partir de son lit d'h�pital apr�s avoir contract� la polio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbsolument rien au monde n'aurait pu d�tourner Elsie de sa passion pour l'ing�nierie! En 1929, en pleine grande crise, elle devient officiellement ing�nieure en a�ronautique. � l'�poque, elle travaille sur des avions de dernier cri, mais pendant la Deuxi�me Guerre mondiale, Elsie est responsable de la production � l'�chelle canadienne du Hawker Hurricane, un avion-chasseur utilis� par les Forces alli�es.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLes succ�s d'Elsie MacGill d�passent largement les fronti�res de l'ing�nierie! Poursuivant le travail d�j� entam� par sa m�re et sa grand-m�re, Elsie se consacre � la lutte pour l'�galit� des femmes. Elle deviendra ainsi une experte des droits des femmes et participera � la Commission royale d'enqu�te sur la situation de la femme au Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElsie 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by award-winning author Elizabeth MacLeod, this portrait of Elsie MacGill is the first ever written for younger readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal title: \u003cem\u003eScholastic Canada Biography: Elsie MacGill\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scholastic","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47889309401239,"sku":"9781443170222","price":1447.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781443170222.webp?v=1781175640","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/biographie-en-images-voici-elsie-macgill-9781443170222","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}