The Ontario Medical College for Women Commemorative plaque, 1980.
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Resource ID
6092
Access
Open
Address
289 Sumach Street, Toronto, ON M5A 3K4
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
1980
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Heritage Toronto
Caption
The Ontario Medical College for Women Commemorative plaque, 1980.
Description
Through the efforts of Dr. Michael Barrett, the first Dean, this college was founded at a time when other Toronto medical schools did not admit women students. In 1883 the college began with three students in a rented cottage, near the medical school of the University of Trinity College, with which it was affiliated. This building was opened on 25 April 1890, and was equipped with the best medical apparatus of the day. It is a plain, functional example of Romanesque Revival style, attributed to architects Smith and Gemmell. In 1891 there were twenty-four lecturers and demonstrators on the faculty. In 1905 women were admitted to study medicine at the University of Toronto. This college then closed, but the name is still recalled by present Women's College Hospital.
Marker lat / long: 43.663599, -79.361581 (WGS84)