Elsie MacGill
Aeronautical engineer
Nicknamed "Queen of the Hurricanes," MacGill was the first woman to earn a master's in aeronautical engineering. During WWII, she served as Chief Aeronautical Engineer for Can Car when the factory was selected to build an airplane model named the "Hawker Hurricane" for the Royal Air Force. MacGill contracted polio before graduating college and spent much of her on canes. Yet, she always accompanied pilots on maiden flights of aircrafts she designed and did not let this stop her from playing a massive leadership role in bolstering allied air forces during the war. Later in life, carrying her mother's torch, MacGill focused on advocating for women's rights and it was her desire to be remembered for this alongside her engineering and aerospace feats.