Well, as we who live here know, the very strong French-Canadian women have to be very strong to deal with the .... men. I guess I could have stipulated "in Quebec". Not surprising that the feds recognized Jeanne Mance sooner than the provincials.

I am appalled by the attitudes here. I wish I still had the button I wore in Ontario - "DON"T CALL ME GIRL". And they don't even realize they are doing it. Worse yet, I have almost stopped noticing.

This does not mean they do not respect "girls" - in some ways. Of course, I really did not notice 30-40 years ago. I have become more sensitive to it because I came back from elsewhere?