October is Women's History Month and, in honour of it, I celebrate Rosemary Brown, OC, OBC, a fellow woman of colour political powerhouse. After immigrating to Canada from Jamaica in 1951 to study at McGill University, she fought hard and made her place despite facing sexism and racism firsthand.   Brown challenged traditional barriers of race and gender in Canadian politics. In 1972, she entered provincial politics with the NDP in Vancouver-Burrard, becoming the first Black woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. She later ran for the leadership of the federal NDP. She pursued her advocacy internationally as CEO of MATCH International and in 1993 was named Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission. Brown has received 15 honorary doctorates, the Order of British Columbia, the Order of Canada, and the United Nations Human Rights Fellowship. She has paved the way for women of colour in politics; I’m proud of her legacy and of all the women who rise to challenge the status quo.