“Not by Whom but How”: Helen MacMurchy, MD (1862–1953), and Her Medical Education at the Ontario Medical College for Women from 1895 to 1900 (2022)
Koester, Carolyn Elizabeth (Author)
Canadian Journal of Health History/Revue canadienne d’histoire de la santé
Volume: 39
Issue: 2
Pages: 369-396
Helen MacMurchy, MD (1862–1953), was a well-known public figure in Canada who played a prominent role in the histories of eugenics and public health in the first half of the twentieth century. While details of her work in these fields is beginning to be better known, the door that opened it for her was her qualification as a physician in 1900 at the age of 39. Since she left no papers, little of a personal nature is known about her preparation to become a doctor. However, by considering medical education for women generally and examining archival records of the program offered by the Ontario Medical College for Women, which MacMurchy attended, as well as by piecing together the steps required for her to become a practising physician, we gain some understanding of the specifics of her training and her colleagues and of this significant period in her life.
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