She may be unknown to some, but her work has been recognized for decades.
Dr. Frances Gertude McGill is known as Canada’s first female pathologist and her work in forensic pathology has landed her second major title.
Sixty-five years after her death in 1959, McGill is being recognized by the Government of Canada as a Person of National Historic Significance.
“She was a woman working in the field really dominated by men. So, her work was influential and also very inspirational for all Canadians. That’s why the board members recommended that it be designated,” said Dominique Foisy-Geoffroy, the director of History and Commemoration for Parks Canada.
She is no stranger to accolades. In 1946, she was named Honourary Surgeon to the RCMP. She is the only woman to be given that title beside Queen Elizabeth II. In 1999, she was inducted into the Canadian Science Engineering Hall of Fame.
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