Why did they become famous?
· She helped establish digger house, a shelter for homeless youth
· She helped found Nellie’s, a crisis shelter for women
· She helped created Jessie’s center for teenagers that are pregnant and need parenting help.
· She founded Canada’s first AIDS hospice called Casey house. It helped and cared for people suffering from HIV/AIDS
· She founded and co-founded over 50 Canadian social action organizations including youth and women’s hostels
How did they do it? What factors lead to their success?
- She had a strong concern for social justice and wanted to make a difference
- She wanted to make a difference for women and children
- She started making social action organizations and youth/women's hostels
- Since she made over 50 organizations she was widely known for her activism
Is there anything in their life that made them different in anyway?
- June Married one of her co-workers, their office didn't allow marriages in the workplace so they had to keep their marriage a secret
- She had her pilots licence
- She battled cancer and refused to get treatment for it
- She was an atheist throughout her entire life
- She was a writer for a big portion of her life