On the occasion of the 2026 International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Library and Archives Canada, the Archives of Ontario, and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO announced the addition of the Elsie Gregory MacGill fonds to the Canada Memory of the World Register.

We warmly congratulate Kelsey Beauvais, a CIWES-ICFIS Board member, who was the leader of the submission and nomination of the Elsie Gregory MacGill fonds to the Register. She worked with her colleague Aziza Bayoumi from Archives of Ontario. This fonds highlights the exceptional contribution of Elsie Gregory MacGill (1905–1980), a pioneer woman in STEM. Elsie was the first Canadian woman to earn a degree in electrical engineering and the first to obtain a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering.

For more information, please consult the announcement from the Canadian Commission: Elsie Gregory MacGill fonds added to Canada Memory of the World Register