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Resources and Further Reading

The following resources were used to create the In Her Hands: A Century of Women Shaping Healthcare in Hamilton exhibit, as well as additional resources relating to women who have had an impact on Hamilton’s healthcare practice, policy, and education.

Archival Sources

Hamilton Public Library, Local History and Archives. Davies Collection. #293

Hamilton Public Library, Local History and Archives. Photograph Collection.

McMaster University, Health Sciences Archives. Faculty of Health Sciences fonds.

McMaster University, Health Sciences Archives. Hamilton Academy of Medicine fonds.

McMaster University, Health Sciences Archives. Janet Bryers fonds.

McMaster University, Health Sciences Archives. May Cohen fonds. F002.

McMaster University, Health Sciences Archives. Mary Tremblay fonds. F009.

University of Waterloo Archives. Elizabeth Smith Shortt fonds. SCA19-WA10.

Further Reading- Books and Other Resources

The following is a list of books and other resources published by or about the women featured in this exhibit, and which can be found at the Health Sciences Library, requested through Omni, or available to view online.

Elizabeth Smith Shortt

Shortt, E. S. (2014). Historical Sketch of Medical Education of Women in Kingston, Canada. [publisher not identified].

Smith, E., & Shortt, A. (2017). Travels and identities: Elizabeth and Adam Shortt in Europe, 1911. In Travels and identities. Wilfrid Laurier University Press.

Smith, Elizabeth, & Strong-Boag, Veronica. (1980). A Woman with a Purpose: The Diaries of Elizabeth Smith, 1872–1884 (1st ed.). University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487574352

Elizabeth Bagshaw

Hawkins, M. E., & Bagshaw, E. (1935). Progress report, June, 1935. [s.n.],.

Rose, W. (1903). A manual of surgery for students and practitioners (5th edition.). William Wood & Co.

Wild, Marjorie. (1984). Elizabeth Bagshaw. Fitzhenry & Whiteside.

Nora Francis Henderson

Henderson, Nora Francis. (1938). When WOMEN Enter Public Life. In Chatelaine (Vol. 11, Issue 9, pp. 21-). St. Joseph Communications.

Henrietta Alderson

Alderson, H. Jane. (1976). Twenty-five years a-growing?: the history of the School of Nursing, McMaster University. McMaster University.

Irene Uchida

Watada, Terry. (1997). Seeing the invisible?: the story of Dr. Irene Uchida, Canadian scientist. Umbrella Press.

Mary Tremblay

Boyce, W. F. (2001). A seat at the table: persons with disabilities and policy making. In A seat at the table (1st ed.). McGill-Queen’s University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780773569195

Gerber, D. A. (2012). Disabled Veterans in History (Enlarged and rev. ed., 1st pbk. ed.). University of Michigan Press. https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.3874458

Neary, P., & Granatstein, J. L. (1998). The Veterans Charter and post-World War II Canada. In The Veterans Charter and post-World War II Canada (1st ed.). McGill-Queen’s University Press.

Tremblay, Mary. (1993). Living with disability?: the early pioneers. UMI Dissertation Services.

Tremblay, Mary. (1995). Aging with a pre-existing disability?: bibliography. Education Centre for Aging and Health, McMaster University.

May Cohen

Cohen, May. (1994). Leadership and power?: a gender & nursing issue. Quality of Nursing Worklife Research Unit, McMaster University.

Cohen, May. (2000). Reaction to health care system reform by Ontario family physicians. Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, McMaster University.

Levitt, Cheryl. (2022). The Gender Lady. Dr. May Cohen. https://maycohen.com/

Karyn Kaufman

Eberts, Mary., & Kaufman, Karyn. (1987). Report of the Task Force on the Implementation of Midwifery in Ontario. –. The Task Force.

Murphy-Black, T. (1995). Issues in midwifery. Churchill Livingstone.

Murray-Davis, Beth., Hutton, E. K., Kaufman, Karyn., Carty, Elaine., & Wainman, B. (2019). Comprehensive midwifery?: an interactive approach to the theory & evidence of practice. Professional roles (Second edition). the e-Book Foundry @ McMaster University.

Kaufman, K., (1984). Position paper on specialist roles in maternal-infant nursing. Canadian Nurses Association,.

Kaufman, K., & McDonald, H. (2014). Implementing midwifery in Newfoundland and Labrador?: report and recommendations. Canadian Electronic Library.

Zeanah, C. H. (2000). Handbook of infant mental health (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.

Roberta Bondar

Bondar, B., & Bondar, R. (1993). On the shuttle?: eight days in space. Greey de Pencier Books.

Bondar, R. (n.d.). Touching the earth.

Bondar, R. (2000). Passionate vision?: discovering Canada’s national parks. Douglas & McIntyre.

Bondar, R. (2002). Canada?: landscape of dreams. Douglas & McIntyre

Bondar, R. (2006). The arid edge of Earth. Roberta Bondar Astronaut Enterprise.

Bondar, R. (2007). Shaping our schools, shaping our future: environmental education in Ontario schools. In Shaping our schools, shaping our future. Queen’s Printer for Ontario.

Further Reading- Women Honored in our Community of Distinction

Many more women have also been honored and inducted into McMaster University’s Faculty of Health Sciences Community of Distinction for their outstanding work in healthcare. Their portraits and citations are displayed in the Ewart Angus Centre atrium in the Health Sciences Centre, as well as online.