Hannah Emily Reid (January 19, 1870 – May 27, 1955) was a Canadian physician.[1] She was the Chief of Anaesthesia at Toronto’s Women's College Hospital from 1926-1931.[2]
Hannah Emily Reid | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 19, 1870 Orangeville, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | May 27, 1955 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Attended Ontario Medical College for Women but graduated from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine (1905) |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Employer(s) | New England Hospital for Women and Children, Women’s College Hospital |
Early life and education
editHannah Emily Reid was born near Orangeville, Ontario on January 19, 1870.[3] From an early age she had an interest in teaching– after completing her studies at Orangeville High School in 1891[4] she received her Second-Class Teacher’s Certificate and began teaching at several schools in Toronto.[5][3]
She later discovered her interest in medicine and joined the Ontario Medical College for Women.[6][1] Hannah and her sister, Minerva Reid “were amongst the last women to graduate from the Ontario Medical College for Women before it closed in 1905”.[1] While she attended the Ontario Medical College for Women in Toronto until its closure, she completed her medical degree at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine in 1905.[1][3] After graduating, Reid travelled to northern Manitoba on medical assignment.[3][4] Following that, she spent 1906 as an intern at the New England Hospital for Women and Children.[1][7]
Career
editIn 1912, Reid opened her own practice in Toronto, which focused on anesthesia and obstetrics.[1][4] Two years later, she began working at Women’s College Hospital in the Department of Anaesthesia.[1][2] She became Chief of Anaesthesia in 1926,[6] the second woman to hold this position after Margaret McCallum-Johnston.[8] According to the hospital, “[f]or over two decades, the two sisters could often be found working together in the operating rooms of Women’s College Hospital”.[9] During her career at Women’s College Hospital, Hannah was also a member of the hospital’s first Board of Directors.[10][11]
Reid died in Toronto, Ontario on May 27, 1955.[12][better source needed] and her sister died in 1957.[13]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Dr. Hannah Reid & Dr. Minerva Reid– Sisterhood". Women’s College Hospital Foundation. Archived from the original on 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ a b "Notes: Reid, Hannah Emily (1870-1955)". Archives of Women's College Hospital.
- ^ a b c d Hacker, Carlotta (1974). The Indomitable Lady Doctors. pp. 119–131.
- ^ a b c Scrafield-Danby, Constance (12 October 2001). "Wonderful ladies from Dufferin's past". The Midweek Banner; Orangeville, Ont. [Orangeville, Ont]. p. 14 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Early Female Doctors – Peggy Feltmate". 27 March 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ a b Thompson, Dorothy; Kronberg, Jean. "History of the Department of Anaesthesia: Women's College Hospital" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-02. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ New England Hospital for Women and Children (1922). Annual Report. p. 55.
- ^ Dhaliwal, Amreet (2018). "Dr. Margaret McCallum-Johnston: Canada's first female anesthesiologist". Canadian Journal of Anesthesia. 65 (9): 1066–1067. doi:10.1007/s12630-018-1142-y. ISSN 0832-610X. PMID 29790119. S2CID 46894454.
- ^ Shorter, Edward (2013-12-06). Partnership for Excellence: Medicine at the University of Toronto and Academic Hospitals. University of Toronto Press. p. 565. ISBN 978-1-4426-6404-3.
Minerva was a younger sister of anesthetist/obstetrician Hannah Reid, with whom she often worked.
- ^ "Museum Matters: The John Reid Family- II". Orangeville Citizen. July 29, 2010. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ^ Townsend, Wayne (2006-11-21). Orangeville: The Heart of Dufferin County. Dundurn. p. 218. ISBN 978-1-897045-18-3.
...and Hannah Reid (18701955), born on Mono Township. Early Canadian female doctors they were founders of Women's College Hospital in Toronto.
- ^ "Dr Hannah Emily Reid". Find a Grave.
- ^ "Women doctors". The Windsor Star. 1957-05-01. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-04-18.