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Jan 18, 1859 Died on 14 Jan 1949 (aged 89)
Canadian physician
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About Elizabeth Smith Shortt
- Elizabeth (Beth) Smith Shortt (18 January 1859 – 14 January 1949) was one of the first three women to earn a medical degree in Canada.
- She was one of the women medical students expelled from Queen's University, Ontario following a hostile backlash from male staff and students at the presence of women in the medical school.
- Shortt went on to complete her studies at a newly established women's college and practised medicine in Hamilton, Ontario.
- She was a long-serving and active member of the National Council of Women of Canada and spearheaded a number of public health and women's welfare initiatives.
