Author of Bomb Girls Shares Bombshell with Middle/Senior School Students
Barbara Dickson, author of Bomb Girls: Trading Aprons for Ammo, for sharing such an important part of Canadian history with our Middle and Senior School students at Monday's assembly. She captivated them from the start by passing around an "empty" original bombshell manufactured at the General Engineering Company of Ontario (GECO) munitions factory in Scarborough during WWII.
Ms. Dickson went on to tell the story of the 21,000 employees (95% who were women) who risked their lives every day working with dangerous explosives as part of the Canadian war effort. Employed by the largest ammunition factory in Canada (consisting of 172 buildings, 4 miles of tunnels on 346 acres in Scarborough), these courageous men and women filled a quarter billion rounds of ammunition for Canadian soldiers fighting in Europe.
Following her assembly talk, Ms. Dickson spoke with members of the cast of Radium Girls as a lead up to the CDS drama production taking place at the end of this month. Like Canada's Bomb Girls, the Radium Girls unknowingly sacrificed their lives for their country as dial painters during WWI and WWII.
🎥🔗To learn more about Canada's Bomb Girls, watch the trailer for the documentary Ms. Dickson helped produce by the same name, which can be also found on her website.
Land Acknowledgment
The Country Day School wishes to recognize and acknowledge the land on which the school operates. Our nearest Indigenous Nations are now the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Chippewas of Georgina Island. The Dish with One Spoon Wampum covenant is often cited as an example of the shared responsibility for caring for these lands among the Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples who would call these their traditional territories. CDS respects the relationship with these lands and recognizes that our connection to this land can be strengthened by our continued relationship with all First Nations, by acknowledging our shared responsibility to respect and care for the land and waters for future generations.
School Information
Junior, Middle and Senior Schools
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
