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Admission of women, booklet, Bishop University Medicine Faculty, 1893-1894

Page 31 of the University of Bishop’s Collage booklet, sepia. It presents the examination results for the 1892-93 session by primary subject. The page title reads: “31 Results of Examinations Session 1892-93. Primary Subjects”. The subjects listed on this page are: “Botany”, “Chemistry”, “Practical Chemistry”, “Physiology”, “Materia Medica” and “Anatomy”. Maude Abbott’s name (Miss Abbott) can be found under “Physiology, 1st class honors”.

This booklet announces the 23rd annual session of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Bishop’s College in Montreal. It includes a chapter on the admission of women to the medical program, stating that they are able to adapt to the requirements of the program. Maude Abbott is mentioned as the only female student to have obtained honours in medicine at Bishop’s College. An engraving of the university’s Faculty of Medicine building, built in Montreal in 1871, is shown on the last page of the booklet.