Blanche Margaret Meagher
/Overview
Blanche Margaret Meagher born Halifax, Canada January 27, 1911 (d. 1999). Diplomat; first female Canadian ambassador, 1957; throughout her career, posted to Greece, Israel, Austria and Sweden; opened relations with China. 1970; chaired International Atomic Energy board.
Quotations
"I like to think that my record made some small contribution to the cause of equal opportunities for women in the Canadian foreign service." (Margaret Weiers, Envoys Extraordinary, p. 61; 1959 photo Wikipedia)