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1966 Science Council of Canada

A black and white photo of a group of formally dressed people. Of the thirty or so, one is a woman. They pose in an elegant room.

Date: 1966.
Credit: The Miss Margaret Robins Archives of Women’s College Hospital, Dr. Jessie Gray fonds, GRA-9.

The Science Council of Canada was founded in 1966 by the Canadian Government. It was made up of twenty-five members. Many of the members were scientists. Dr. Jessie Gray was the only female member of the first Science Council of Canada.