About the Authors

Maya Sonja Smith is an undergraduate student at the University of Toronto Mississauga completing a double major in Environmental Science and Anthropology. An avid volunteer with the Girl Guides of Canada, they spend their free time camping and volunteering with the 25th Mississauga Pathfinders.  Along with their studies, Maya enjoys drawing and playing D&D online, and is currently DMing a fantasy Cold War-themed campaign with evil robots!

This project was made possible by the Jackman Humanities Institute Scholars-in-Residence program for undergraduate students at the University of Toronto, in the summer 2024 project supervised by Prof. Timothy Sayle.