Elsie MacGill

Elsie MacGill
OC
Elsie MacGill OC
	MacGill during her CC&F years
Born	March 27, 1905; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died	November 4, 1980 (aged 75); Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
Other names	Queen of the Hurricanes
Education	Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering, University of Toronto (1927); Master of Science in Engineering (aeronautics), University of Michigan (1929); Doctoral studies at MIT in Cambridge (1932–1934);
Occupations	Aeronautical engineer; aircraft designer; women's advocate; author;
Board member of	Engineering Institute of Canada, United Nations Stress Analysis Committee, Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada
Spouse	E. J. (Bill) Soulsby (m. 1943)
Children	2 stepchildren
Parents	James Henry MacGill (father); Helen Gregory MacGill (mother);
Relatives	Helen MacGill Hughes (sister)
	Engineering career
Projects	Mass production of the Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft during WWII, de-icing controls and winter operation adaptations
Awards	Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame, Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame, Canadian Centennial Medal,

Elizabeth Muriel Gregory MacGill OC (March 27, 1905 – November 4, 1980), known as the "Queen of the Hurricanes", was a Canadian engineer. She was chief aeronautical engineer at Canadian Car and Foundry (CC&F) in Fort William, Ontario during the Second World War. There she oversaw manufacturing of 1,451 Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force and the British Royal Air Force, then 835 Curtiss Helldivers for the U.S. Navy, which contributed greatly to the war effort and did much to make Canada a powerhouse of aircraft manufacturing. After her work at CC&F, she ran a successful aeronautical engineering consulting business. Between 1967 and 1970, she was a Commissioner on the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada, which published a report in 1970.