Emily Stowe

Emily Stowe
Born
Emily Howard Jennings

(1831-05-01)May 1, 1831
Norwich Township, Oxford County, Ontario
DiedApril 30, 1903(1903-04-30) (aged 71)
NationalityCanadian
EducationNew York Medical College for Women
Occupations

Emily Howard Stowe (née Jennings; May 1, 1831 – April 30, 1903)[1] was a Canadian physician who was the first female physician to practise in Canada, the second licensed female physician in Canada[2] and an activist for women's rights and suffrage.[3] Stowe helped found the women's suffrage movement in Canada and campaigned for the country's first medical college for women.[4]

  1. ^ Feldberg, Gina (2003). "Biography – JENNINGS, EMILY HOWARD (Stowe) – Volume XIII (1901–1910) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. 13. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Buchanan, D. (2012). " In His Name": The Live and Times of Jenny Kidd Trout. Leaven. 3(3): 16.
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