FIRST - Female Physician to Practice Medicine in Canada
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Plaque dedicated to Emily Howard Jennings Stowe
Waymark Code: WMV650
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 03/01/2017
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Emily Howard Jennings Stowe was the first female physician in Canada to practice medicine. This Ontario Heritage Plaque is located at the Norwich Museum just off RR 59.
Plaque Text:
"The first female physician to practise medicine in Canada, Emily Jennings was born in Norwich Township to Quaker parents. For some years she taught school, then, in the early 1860's, she decided to pursue a career in medicine. Refused admission to an exclusively male institution in Toronto, Stowe enrolled in the New York Medical College for Women. She received her degree in 1867 and, returning to Canada, established a successful practice in Toronto. A passionate advocate for social reform, Stowe campaigned vigorously for increased educational opportunities for women, effectively challenging the right of Canadian universities and medical schools to exclude female students. As first president of the Dominion Women's Enfranchisement Association (1889-1903), she also contributed significantly for the advancement of women's voting rights."
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1867
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