MONTREAL — Ella Thomson wasn’t even born in 1989 when 14 women were killed at Ecole Polytechnique, but she says learning about the tragedy was a sobering reminder of the violence women in non-traditional fields have faced. And on Friday, the 21-year-old visited the Montreal school to be presented with the Order of the Rose, an award presented annually to a female student who wants to continue her studies in engineering. Thomson acknowledges that as a bright young woman in the male-dominated field of electrical engineering, she shares certain qualities with the victims. She sees the award as a way to both honour their memories and celebrate the progress that has been made since then. The award was given out days ahead of the 28th anniversary of the Polytechnique massacre on Dec. 6.

Source: National Post December 01, 2017 19:22 UTC