Montréal massacre

Thirty years ago today a misogynist walked into École Polytechnique in Montréal and shot 14 women dead because he hated feminists. It was the worst mass shooting in Canadian history. These women were:

• Geneviève Bergeron
• Hélène Colgan
• Nathalie Croteau
• Barbara Daigneault
• Anne-Marie Edward
• Maud Haviernick
• Maryse Laganière
• Maryse Leclair
• Anne-Marie Lemay
• Sonia Pelletier
• Michèle Richard
• Annie St-Arneault
• Annie Turcotte
• Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz

On December 6, 1989, I was a teenager living in Germany and doubt I would have heard about the tragedy if it had not been for my mother, a feminist, who was very saddened. One of the main reasons I am writing this book is because of the pandemic of violence against women (VAW). On this day in particular I remember these victims. My hope for my books is that they will help make the world a safer place for women and girls.

​© 2019 Alline Cormier