Stephanie Petryk Potoski (November 10, 1916 – December 5, 1993) was a Canadian physician and politician, and national president of the Ukrainian Catholic Women's League. She received the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice award from Pope Paul VI in 1964.
Stephanie Petryk Potoski | |
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Born | November 10, 1916 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Died | December 5, 1993 (age 77) Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Occupation(s) | Physician, clubwoman, politician |
Early life and education
editPetryk was born in Winnipeg, the daughter of Peter Petryk and Mary Huyda Petryk. Her parents were Ukrainian immigrants.[1][2] She graduated from the University of Manitoba with a bachelor's degree, then stayed at Manitoba for her medical training, earning her medical degree in 1946.[3][4] While she was a medical student, she served in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps.[2]
Career
editPotoski was an anesthetist,[5] and was said to have participated in the deliveries of over 2000 babies by 1972.[6] She was elected a vice-president of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada in 1949.[7] In 1954, she was the first woman elected an alderman in Yorkton, Saskatchewan.[8] She was national president of the Ukrainian Catholic Women's League from 1959 to 1962, and from 1969 to 1974.[4][9] In 1961, she attended the World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations in Rome.[10] In 1964 she received the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Award from Pope Paul VI.[11] She was a founding board member of the Multicultural Council of Canada, and served on the board of directors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 1964 to 1968.[4][12] In 1972, she ran for the Canadian House of Commons seat in Yorkton–Melville.[6][13]
In 1991, a biography of Potoski was published, to coincide with the Canadian Ukrainian Centennial that year.[2][4]
Personal life
editPetryk married fellow physician Peter Potoski in 1946; the couple shared a medical practice.[3][5] Her husband died in 1984,[14] and she died in 1993, at the age of 77, in Yorkton.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Peter Petryk". Star-Phoenix. 1980-06-30. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-03-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Maluga, Paul (1991). A Biography of Doctor Stephanie Petryk Potoski on the Occasion of the Canadian Ukrainian Centennial 1891-1991 (PDF). Spafford Books. ISBN 9781550561227.
- ^ a b "Canadian delegate". The Leader-Post. 1961-04-21. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-03-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Obituary for Stephanie Potoski". The Leader-Post. 1993-12-11. p. 51. Retrieved 2024-03-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Beckmann, Ann (1968-06-26). "Wife, husband team in medical practice". Edmonton Journal. p. 33. Retrieved 2024-03-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Harrison, Fred (1972-10-18). "Battle for the west seen in Yorkton-Melville". The Leader-Post. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-03-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Women Doctors Choose Officers". The Sylvan Lake News. 1949-07-06. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-03-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Saskatchewan Election Results". Star-Phoenix. 1954-11-04. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-03-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "CWL speaker". Star-Phoenix. 1971-10-27. p. 30. Retrieved 2024-03-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Social and Personal". Star-Phoenix. 1961-04-25. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-03-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Woman Gets High RC Award". Calgary Herald. 1964-03-14. p. 31. Retrieved 2024-03-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Marsters, Jack (1964-12-18). "Dial Turns: Three CBC Directors Named". The Gazette. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-03-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "58 run in 13 Sask. seats". The Leader-Post. 1972-10-11. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-03-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Two Yorkton doctors die". The Leader-Post. 1984-01-13. p. 51. Retrieved 2024-03-02 – via Newspapers.com.