Dr. Emily Stowe

Dr. Emily Howard Stowe née Jennings (May 1, 1831 – April 30, 1903) was the first female doctor to practise in Canada, and an activist for women's rights and suffrage. Since no medical school would accept a woman in the 1860s, she earned her degree in the United States, graduating from the New York Medical College for Women in 1867, and returned to open a practice in Toronto, Ontario. Emily Stowe, from the Ontario Archives via [1]. © Queens Printer for Ontario, 2004 This photograph is protected by Crown copyright (unless otherwise indicated), which is held by the Queens Printer for Ontario. ... Emily Stowe, from the Ontario Archives via [1]. © Queens Printer for Ontario, 2004 This photograph is protected by Crown copyright (unless otherwise indicated), which is held by the Queens Printer for Ontario. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... Feminism is a body of social theory and political movement primarily based on and motivated by the experiences of women. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ...

Despite having the required qualifications, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario refused to license Stowe because no Canadian school would allow a woman to sit the qualifying examinations. Stowe and Jennie Kidd Trout were finally admitted for preparatory courses and qualifying exams at the Toronto School of Medicine. Stowe became the second female licensed physician in Canada in 1880. Jennie Kidd Trout (April 21, 1841 - 1921) was the first woman in Canada legally to become a medical doctor, and was the only woman in Canada licensed to practice medicine until 1880, when Emily Stowe completed the official qualifications. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Her daughter, Augusta Stowe-Gullen, was the first woman to earn a medical degree in Canada.

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=40926)