Leone Farrell (1904-1986) Legacy plaque, 2022.
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Resource ID
10157
Access
Open
Address
755 Avenue Road, Toronto, ON M5P 2J9
Credit Line
Toronto Legacy Project/Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2022
Historical Themes
Health Care, Women's History
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Toronto Legacy Project/Heritage Toronto
Time Period
1900-1953, 1954-1998
Caption
Leone Farrell (1904-1986) Legacy plaque, 2022.
Description
The medical scientist Leone Farrell (1904-1986) pioneered the “Toronto Method'' for mass-producing the Salk vaccine that ended the 1950s polio epidemic. She lived in this building from 1958 to 1986.