"Did you know that ... In 1875, Grace Annie Lockhart graduated from Mount Allison University as the first woman to receive a degree in any British Empire country? Or that Black, Japanese, and Chinese-Canadian women couldn't vote federally until 1948/1949? Or that Sharon Wood from Canmore, Alberta was the first Canadian woman to reach the summit of Mt. Everest - in 1986? These are only a few of the 150 fascinating facts most Canadians don't know about women from the diverse communities who have, for much more than 150 years, been part of our history."-- Provided by publisher.