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'I always believed that women could do anything men could, if they were just prepared to put their minds to it and get down to work.' She was the first successful woman miner in Canada, probably in the world. She transformed the Prospectors and Developers Association from a ragtag crew of rock enthusiasts into a nationwide organization of geologists, engineers, and other mining professionals. She rose from her humble beginnings near Bracebridge, Ontario, to become one of the country s wealthiest female entrepreneurs and a member of the Order of Canada. And she was a key