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Introduction

In 1961 the Canadian Post Office issued it's first stamp with a portrait of a famous Canadian woman who had the distinction of being the first in her field. Over the next 43 years, a number of "famous women" would be honoured by having their image on a Canadian postage stamp. The following pages host descriptions of  stamps that have been issued by Canada Post  honouring Famous Canadian Women.

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Stamps are listed in order by date of issue by Canada Post.
 

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Pauline Johnson	Jeanne Mance	Marguerite Bourgeoys	Marguerite d'Youville	Emma Albani
Dr. Emily Stowe	Idola Saint-Jean	Louise McKinney	Henrietta Edwards	Thérèse Casgrain
Emily Murphy	Molly Brant	Frances Anne Hopkins	Agnes Macphail	Dr. Jenny Trout
Laura Secord	Adelaide Hoodless	Marie-Joséphine Gérin-Lajoie	Pitseolak	Helen Alice Kinnear
Jeanne Sauvé	Mary Travers "la Bolduc"	Ethel Catherwood	Fanny Rosenfeld	Margaret Laurence
Gabrielle Roy	Judy LaMarsh	Phyllis Munday	Pauline Vanier	Elizabeth Smellie
Maude Abbott	Dorimène Desjardins	Rose-Anne Vachon	Lucille Teasdale	Portia White
Barbara Frum	Dorothy Killam	Hilda Neatby	Dr. Roberta Bondar	Julie Payette
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Ellen Fairclough

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