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I think in Atlantic Canada, because of what happened in the decades following Confederation, there is a culture of defeat that we have to overcome.
When the baby dies, On every side Rose stranger's voices, hard and harsh and loud. The baby was not wrapped in any shroud. The mother made no sound. Her head was bowed That men's eyes might not see Her misery.
Gerry Adams, Politician (1948) |
Shana Alexander, Journalist (1925) |
George Carman, Lawyer (1929) |
Barbara Castle, Politician (1910) |
Britt Ekland, Actress (1942) |
Riccardo Giacconi, Scientist (1931) |
Fannie Lou Hamer, Activist (1917) |
Maria Jeritza, (1887) |
Amy Jo Johnson, Actress (1970) |
Bette Davis, Actress (1989) |
Richard Farnsworth, Actor (2000) |
Walter Hagen, Athlete (1969) |