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Maude Abbott’s graduation, 1890

Photograph of a class of young adults, men and a few women, sepia. There are 35 students arranged around a room. They are all wearing black graduation gowns with a white sash with dark edges over the left shoulder. The men have short hair and the women have their hair tied behind their heads. They are in a room with a large carpet on the floor, in front of a balcony, stairs with columns and large bookshelves.

Maude Abbott and her classmates in the library during the Faculty of Arts graduation at McGill University in 1890. Maude is seated, the second student from the left.