A 10-dollar bill officially goes into circulation today, featuring Nova Scotia civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond. It will be the first regularly-circulating banknote to ever feature a Canadian woman. Desmond was recognized after she was arrested in 1946 after refusing to leave the whites-only section of a New Glasgow movie theatre. If you are unfamiliar with her story; it was the subject of a Heritage Minutes video.
Heritage Minutes: Viola Desmond
By: Historica Canada
From: Youtube
Desmond’s sister, 91-year-old Wanda Robson, will attend a special ceremony at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg and will be the first to make a purchase with the new bill.
Image from Historica Canada on Youtube.
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