Women Who Break Trail
“Woodsmen”, “craftsmen”, “outdoorsmen” – we want to hear about Canadian outdoors WOMEN. Women Who Break Trail is a lino-print series that seeks to celebrate the many mighty women who have defied odds, trekked the wilderness and were the first to enter masculine industries, breaking trail for women like us.
Lumberjills, Indigenous women, frontier women, wilderness riders, gold rush prospectors, mommas and daughters -- find the stories about Women Who Break Trail below. Discover the many women who lived rich, hardy lives right here in Northern Ontario.
Breaking Trail {verb} in winter, to hike in the lead position, forcing one’s way through untrammeled snow. It is far easier to walk in the tracks of someone else who has already broken trail.
