Sylvia Spring

Sylvia Spring (born July 14, 1942) is a Canadian feminist writer, filmmaker and activist. In 1970, she made Madeleine Is ..., the first Canadian English-language feature film directed by a woman. She was a member of the Canadian task force on Sex-Role Stereotyping in the Broadcast Media established in 1979, a founder of MediaWatch Canada and subsequently its National Director, and presented internationally at forums on the portrayal of women in advertising. In 2005, she was named in the Top 100 list of Canada's Most Powerful Women, in the Trailblazers and Trendsetters category.