In this book you' ll meet ten fascinating Canadian women. Barbara Frum, today one of the most successful journalists in Canada, began her career when as a young mother she sold a piece to CBC Radio on how to amuse your kids. Margaret Atwood' s highly acclaimed writing career started with poems published in literary magazines when she was an undergraduate. Runner Abby Hoffman first appeared in the sports pages when she was an all-star defenceman on a boys' hockey team. These are revealing portraits of women from a wide range of backgrounds, working at everything from housework to painting and politics.