"In this episode of Canadian Time Machine, we mark 150 years since Jennie Trout became the first woman licensed to practice medicine in Canada-a breakthrough that helped open the doors of the profession to women across the country. We hear from historian Heather Stanley about Trout's fight for education and equality, and from Dr. Ramneek Dosanjh, a physician and advocate for equity in healthcare, on the legacy of her achievement."
"She studied in the United States because no Canadian medical school would take her, she returned home and opened a clinic in Toronto for women who had nowhere else to turn, and she spent her career fighting for women's access to education, to care and to opportunity. Jennie Trout's story is one of defiance and determination, but it's also a question, what happens after the door finally opens?"
Jennie Trout became the first woman licensed to practice medicine in Canada in 1875 after studying in the United States because Canadian medical schools barred women. She returned to Toronto, opened a clinic serving women with limited access to care, and spent her career advocating for women's access to education, healthcare, and professional opportunity. One hundred and fifty years later, women can enter medicine but face evolving barriers rather than the outright exclusions of the past. Dr. Ramneek Dosanjh works as a family physician, hospitalist and equity advocate, reflecting on Trout's legacy and ongoing challenges in healthcare.
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