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Elizabeth Muriel Gregory "Elsie" MacGill (27 March 1905 4 November 1980), known as the Queen of the Hurricanes, was the world's first female aircraft designer. She worked as an aeronautical engineer during the Second World War and did much to make Canada a powerhouse of airplane construction during her years at Canada Car and Foundry (CC&F) in Fort William, Ontario. After her work at CC&F she ran a successful consulting business. Between 19671970 she was a commissioner on the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada, published in 1970.

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