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Students' Society of McGill University

Canadian Prime Minister and McGill Law alumnus, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, passes into law a provision banning Black people from entering the country.

[timeline_excerpt]While there was never a formal act banning Black immigration, Canadian officials have engaged in efforts to make it difficult for African Americans to immigrate to Canada. Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier signed an Order-in-Council banning Black Immigrants based on the notion that African Americans were not suited for the “climate and requirements of Canada.” This […]

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Chemist Annie MacLeod becomes the first woman to earn a PhD at McGill.

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Post date August 31, 2016
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Harriet Brooks is the first woman to earn a Masters at McGill, and goes on to be a leading nuclear physicist.

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Post date August 31, 2016
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Lucy E. Potter becomes the first woman to head a student publication.

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Post date August 31, 2016
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