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Alice Campbell Rose
Phyllis Haddow
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Isidore Adair Marsden (née Mackersey)
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Selma (Zelma) Ronigar-Hahn
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Mercia Barnes
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Bettina Matraves Collier
This biography has been compiled in 2024 (100 years since Bettina’s entry into medical school) by her great […]
Jean Sandel
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Kathleen Pih-Chang (Bi Zhen-Wah)
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Winifred ‘Wyn’ Morton (nee Cox)
This biography is largely based on the written recollections of Winifred ‘Wyn’ Ethel Morton nee Cox and also […]
Barbara Farnsworth Heslop (nee Cupit)
This biography is largely based on Barbara’s own written reflections of her life as well as a zoom […]
Mirdza Palmer (nee Robins)
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Viola Cornelia Palmer (nee Heine)
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