Monthly Archives: January 2014

From the archives: Connie Eaves (Herstory 2000)

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

Fascinated by “how thing work in the body,”(1) Connie Halperin of Kingston, Ontario, set out early on a career in biomedical research that has spanned more than three decades. Now Connie Eaves, deputy director of the Terry Fox Laboratory and … Continue reading →

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From the archives: Emily Howard Stowe (Herstory 1974)

Posted on January 23, 2014 by

Emily Howard Stowe Emily Howard Stowe was born in Norwich, Oxford County, Ontario, on May 1, 1831, one of six daughters of Quaker parents. They considered education as important for girls as boys, hence she was taught at home by … Continue reading →

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From the archives: Augusta Stowe-Gullen (Herstory 1974)

Posted on January 9, 2014 by

Photo via the E.J. Pratt Library. Augusta Stowe-Gullen, only daughter of Emily Howard Stowe, entered the Toronto School of Medicine in 1879 and became (in 1883) the first woman to study and graduate in medicine from a Canadian university. When … Continue reading →

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