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École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Maryse Laganière, 25, worked in the #engineering school’s finance dept. “She was always smiling and was always appreciated by her colleagues.” 4 months earlier, Laganière had married Jean-François Larivée, a former École Polytech student. #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Maryse Leclair, 23, was a 4th-yr materials #engineering student. Maryse was the eldest of four girls. “Very intelligent and a woman of character. She had all the talent in the world and a promising future.” #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Maud Haviernick, 29, was a 2nd-yr #engineering student, specializing in composite metals. She already had earned a degree in environmental design from UQAM. One of three Haviernick sisters, Maud had an energetic personality. #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Known as “Mimi” by her family, Michèle Richard, 21, was a 2nd-yr metallurgical #engineering student. She was the oldest of two children raised by a single mother, her best friend and confidante. She was a strong student, adored by everyone #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Nathalie Croteau, 23, was a mechanical #engineering student, 3 months shy of earning her degree. She was planning to take a two-week vacation in Cancun, Mexico, with her best friend, Hélène Colgan at the end of the month.#14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Hélène Colgan, 23, was in her final yr of mechanical #engineering and was interested in pursuing a master's. Her father said she was a studious young woman and would read anything she could get her hands on. #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Geneviève Bergeron, 21, was a 2nd-yr scholarship student in mechanical #engineering. She was a music lover who played the clarinet and sang in a professional choir. She considered studying music in university, but instead chose engineering #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz 31 was a 1st-yr nursing student. Barbara & her husband had moved to Montreal from Poland in 1987. A trained economist, she decided to make a career change as her husband, a physician, worked toward his Cdn quals #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Barbara Daigneault, 22, was expecting to graduate from mech #engineering at the end of the yr. She was a TA for her father, Pierre Daigneault - a mech eng professor with the city's other French-language engineering school UQAM #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Granby, Que native Annie Turcotte, 20, was a gentle and athletic woman who was as comfortable taking apart cars as she was baking with her mother. She went into metallurgical #engineering w/ dreams of improving the environment #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Annie St-Arneault, 23, was a mech #engineering student from La Tuque, Que. Youngest of 3 and the 1st girl, Annie was a bright child who had a keen interest in ecology. She represented her local 4-H club at the provincial level in her youth #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Sonia Pelletier, 28, was the head of her class and the pride of St-Ulric, Que. She had 5 sisters and 2 brothers. Sonia was the youngest. Her family said her dream was to return home to start her own #engineering firm. #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

Random thing blowing my mind atm: Denis Villeneuve's 2009 film about the Dec 6 Ecole Polytechnique shooting, Polytechnique, was shot in both English & French. #dec6 #gbv #OurActionsMatter

Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
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Take the pledge with us today and stand against gender-based violence. carleton.ca/engineering-design/takin... #OurActionsMatter #December6