Women like Gudrid the Viking who was a key member of the expedition to Vinland. Or Marguerite de Roberval who showed Champlain it was possible to live off the land. Or Molly Brant who played the great game of high politics with the destiny of Canada as the stake. Or Marie-Anne Lagimodiere who roamed the prairies with the explorers and the Nor'westers. Or Martha Black who crossed the Chilkoot Pass in pursuit of gold and became Canada's second woman M.P. These women, and the others whose stories Jean Johnston tells here, are part of the hidden half of the Canadian saga. They are Canada's forgotten heroes.