Elizabeth Muriel Gregory MacGill, known as Elsie, was born in Vancouver in 1905. Elsie's father was James Henry MacGill, a well-known lawyer. Her mother was Helen Gregory MacGill, a newspaper reporter and the first woman judge in British Columbia. Helen worked to change legislation to improve the lives of women and children in Canada. Helen was a strong role model for her daughter. Throughout her life, Elsie remained a modest person. She said, "I am not …showed first 75 words of 507 total…

…showed last 75 words of 507 total…their goals. Through her accomplishments, she totally disproved the idea that women are not capable of doing what men do. Elsie was an ambitious person, who believed that every man and woman should work hard to benefit themselves, his or her futures and society as a whole. Elsie MacGill paved the way for generations of young women, inspiring them and showing by example that any goal in life is attainable through hard work and determination.