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BIOGRAPHICAL FILES: MacDonald (nee Lineham), Calvina Elsie Irene (1916-2004) Back to all Biographical Files See Pages of History, Fonds 18, Series 3, Subseries 9 Elsie was born in Downley, Buckinghamshire on February 29. After emigrating to Canada in 1943, she worked...
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BIOGRAPHICAL FILES: MacKenzie, Mary Ardcronie “Ard” (ca.1870-1948) Back to all Biographical Files “Ard” was born in Toronto, where she received her BA and a teaching certificate from the University of Toronto. After some years as a Visiting Nurse in Washington and...
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BIOGRAPHICAL FILES: MacKenzie, Jessie Ferguson (1880-1963) Back to all Biographical Files Jessie MacKenzie was a tireless advocate for the improvement of hospitals and nursing education, and an ardent advocate of women’s suffrage. After obtaining her teaching...
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BIOGRAPHICAL FILES: Dean, Shirley(1934-1979) Back to all Biographical Files Following Shirley’s graduation from VGH in 1955, she began work as a staff nurse at Surrey Memorial Hospital. She was promoted to Head Nurse and worked to develop standards of care and...
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BIOGRAPHICAL FILES: MacLean (nee Butling), Sally Anne (1937- Back to all Biographical Files Sally Butling grew up in the West Kootenays, a member of a cultured and socially active family. She received a Nursing Diploma from St. Paul’s Hospital, then attended UBC, from...
