| GARDEN OF WHITE ROSES In Memory of The Fourteen Women of École Polytechnique Engineering School University of Montréal 06 Dec 1989 |
| Genevieve Bergeron, 21
Helene Colgan, 23 Nathalie Croteau, 23 Barbara Daigneault, 22 Anne-Marie Edward, 21 Maud Haviernick, 29 Barbara Maria Klucznik, 31 Maryse Leclair, 23 Annie St-Arneault, 23 Michele Richard, 21 Maryse Laganiere, 25 Anne-Marie Lemay, 22 Sonia Pelletier, 28 Annie Turcotte, 21 |
| Shot and killed by a lone gunman on the afternoon of 06 Dec 1989. Entering the school, he ordered the women to stand forward. Thirteen others were wounded, the majority being women. The gunman had been rejected by the school when he applied for admission. He blamed feminists for ruining his life. Armed with a Sturm Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic rifle, knives and bandoliers of ammunitions, he decided to kill as many women engineering students as possible. After his rampage, he shot and killed himself. |
| They walk with us
Down quiet paths They speak to us In wind and rain. For the magic Power of memory Gives them back To us again. |
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| VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
RESEARCH CENTRE |
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| National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women December 06 |
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