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Maude Abbott
Maude Elizabeth Seymour Abbott (March 18, 1868 – September 2, 1940) was a Canadian physician and medical researcher whose work contributed to the early study of congenital heart disease.
She was among the first women in Canada to earn a medical degree and one of the first women to receive a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University. After being denied admission to McGill’s medical faculty, she completed her medical education at Bishop’s University and went on to develop a career in pathology, medical curation, and clinical research. Abbott held curatorial and teaching roles at McGill, co-founded the International Association of Medical Museums, and published extensively, including the Atlas of Congenital Cardiac Disease (1936). She was also involved in professional organizations supporting women in medicine. Abbott later received an honorary medical degree from McGill and was posthumously recognized through several national and institutional honours.
Maude Elizabeth Seymour Babin was born in St. Andrews East on 18 March 1868. Both of her parents were absent during infancy, as her mother had died of tuberculosis when Abbott was 7 months old, and her father had abandoned her and her older sister, Alice. The two sisters were legally adopted and raised by their maternal grandmother, Mrs. William Abbott, who was then 62. She was a cousin of John Abbott, Canada's third Prime Minister.
Abbott was home-schooled until she was 15 years old. In 1885, she graduated from a private Montreal seminary high school.
She was initially rejected by McGill University's Faculty of Arts, but was later admitted with a scholarship, completing her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1890, graduating as class valedictorian and receiving the Lord Stanley Gold Medal.
She subsequently applied to study medicine at McGill University. Admission was refused despite petitioning the faculty first privately and then publicly, as the medical school administration was adamant in their refusal to accept a woman.
She was then accepted into medical school at Bishop's University, and while there, was able to undertake clinical training at the Montreal General Hospital alongside McGill's medical students. In 1894, she graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery (M.D., C.M.) with honours, and was the only woman in her class. She received the Chancellor's Prize and the Senior Anatomy Prize for having the best final examination.
After earning her medical degree, Abbott spent three years in Europe. During this time, she took further courses in pathology and gained practical experience in women’s hospitals and in a psychiatric institution, building on her Canadian medical training.
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Maude Abbott
Maude Elizabeth Seymour Abbott (March 18, 1868 – September 2, 1940) was a Canadian physician and medical researcher whose work contributed to the early study of congenital heart disease.
She was among the first women in Canada to earn a medical degree and one of the first women to receive a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University. After being denied admission to McGill’s medical faculty, she completed her medical education at Bishop’s University and went on to develop a career in pathology, medical curation, and clinical research. Abbott held curatorial and teaching roles at McGill, co-founded the International Association of Medical Museums, and published extensively, including the Atlas of Congenital Cardiac Disease (1936). She was also involved in professional organizations supporting women in medicine. Abbott later received an honorary medical degree from McGill and was posthumously recognized through several national and institutional honours.
Maude Elizabeth Seymour Babin was born in St. Andrews East on 18 March 1868. Both of her parents were absent during infancy, as her mother had died of tuberculosis when Abbott was 7 months old, and her father had abandoned her and her older sister, Alice. The two sisters were legally adopted and raised by their maternal grandmother, Mrs. William Abbott, who was then 62. She was a cousin of John Abbott, Canada's third Prime Minister.
Abbott was home-schooled until she was 15 years old. In 1885, she graduated from a private Montreal seminary high school.
She was initially rejected by McGill University's Faculty of Arts, but was later admitted with a scholarship, completing her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1890, graduating as class valedictorian and receiving the Lord Stanley Gold Medal.
She subsequently applied to study medicine at McGill University. Admission was refused despite petitioning the faculty first privately and then publicly, as the medical school administration was adamant in their refusal to accept a woman.
She was then accepted into medical school at Bishop's University, and while there, was able to undertake clinical training at the Montreal General Hospital alongside McGill's medical students. In 1894, she graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery (M.D., C.M.) with honours, and was the only woman in her class. She received the Chancellor's Prize and the Senior Anatomy Prize for having the best final examination.
After earning her medical degree, Abbott spent three years in Europe. During this time, she took further courses in pathology and gained practical experience in women’s hospitals and in a psychiatric institution, building on her Canadian medical training.
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