1910s

Agnes Bernice Martin (22 mar 1912 – 16 dec 2004 | Macklin, Saskatchewan – Taos NM) artist, feminist, filmmaker, abstract expressionist painter

1920s

Hilda Pauline Watson (13 jan 1922 – 14 jul 1997 | Kuest, Saskatchewan – Haines Junction, Yukon) schoolteacher, Canadian politician, first female Canadian political party leader whose members were elected

1930s

Shirley Dawn Belaney (23 aug 1932 – 03 jun 1984 | Saskatchewan – Saskatchewan) Canadian author, novelist, memoirist, conservationist, born Rita Ellen

Shirley Jean Douglas (02 apr 1934 – Weyburn, Saskatchewan) actress, social activist, former radical political activist, public Canadian health care advocate

Cora Taylor (14 jan 1936 – Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan) Canadian writer, children’s / young adult fiction author

1940s

Maria Campbell (26 apr 1940 – Park Valley, Saskatchewan) Métis Elder, author, playwright, broadcaster, filmmaker, English professor

Lynne Bowen (22 aug 1940 – Indian Head, Saskatchewan) author, historian, journalist, professor, columnist, magazine writer, specialist in British Columbia’s popular history, former Communications Co-Chair of Creative Non-Fiction Writing

Byrna Barclay (08 oct 1940 – Saskatchewan, Canada) writer, novelist, playwright, literary journal editor

Beverly [Buffy] Sainte-Marie (20 feb 1941 – Qu’Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan) artist, activist, pacifist, musician, educator, composer, singer-songwriter, advocate for US indegenous peoples, founded Cradleboard Teaching Project

Joanne Sharon Elkin Crofford (29 oct 1947 – Regina, Saskatchewan) Canadian legislator, arts / social / cultural / youth labor / community service activist

Nettie Wiebe (22 jan 1949 – Warman, Saskatchewan) federal politician, professor of church and society, former CEO / President of National Farmers Union

Connie Hatley Gault (06 mar 1949 – Central Butte, Saskatchewan) novelist, playwright, short story writer

1950s

Pamela Wallin (10 apr 1953 – Wadena, Saskatchewan) author, diplomat, broadcast journalist, corporate board member, former left-wing political activist