Veronica Foster, "The Bren Gun Girl", John Inglis Co. Ltd. Bren gun plant, Strachan Avenue, 1940.
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Resource ID
5487
Access
Open
Credit Line
National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canada / PA-119766
Date of Creation
1940
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Public Domain
Caption
Veronica Foster, "The Bren Gun Girl", John Inglis Co. Ltd. Bren gun plant, Strachan Avenue, 1940.
Description
Over the course of a century, the John Inglis Company produced industrial machinery and consumer appliances on Strachan Avenue. During the Second World War, it employed over 17,000 people to manufacture Bren guns for overseas troops. Among these workers was Veronica Foster (pictured), who appeared in promotional materials for the war effort as “Ronnie the Bren Gun Girl.” She became an role model for women working in the war industry and was a precursor to the fictional American icon “Rosie the Riveter.”
Location 03.12
Marker lat / long: 43.649082, -79.38615 (WGS84)