Elizabeth Bagshaw

Elizabeth Bagshaw

Elizabeth Catherine Bagshaw, C.M. (October 1881 – January 5, 1982) was one of Canada's first female doctors [cite news|title=Died this day|work=The Globe and Mail|date=2002-01-05] and the medical director of the first birth control clinic in Canada. cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.ca/women/002026-296-e.html|title=Elizabeth Bagshaw|work=Library and Archives Canada]

History

Born on a farm in Mariposa Township, Victoria County, Ontario, she attended Lindsay Collegiate before enrolling in the Women's Medical College (now Women's College Hospital) in Toronto in 1901. Since the College was unable to grant degrees, she received her degree from the University of Toronto. In 1906, she moved to Hamilton, Ontario where she set up a medical practice. From 1932 until 1966, she was the medical director of Canada's first birth control clinic. She retired at the age of 95 in 1976 and was the oldest practicing physician in Canada at the time.

Awards and distinctions

In 1970, she was awarded Hamilton's Citizen of the Year. In 1972, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 1978, the National Film Board of Canada produced a film about her called "Doctor Woman: The Life and Times of Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw". [cite web|url=http://www.nfb.ca/trouverunfilm/fichefilm.php?id=13176&v=h&lg=en&exp=|title=Doctor Woman: The Life and Times of Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw] . In 1979, she was one of the first seven women to receive the Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case "to recognize outstanding contributions to the quality of life of women in Canada". [cite web|url=http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dates/persons/recipients_e.html|title=Past Recipients of the Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case] . In 2007, she was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. The Elizabeth Bagshaw Elementary School in Hamilton is named in her honour as is the Elizabeth Bagshaw Women's Clinic in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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