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Biography & Autobiography Women

The Doctor Rode Side-Saddle

The Remarkable Story of Elizabeth Matheson, Frontier Doctor and Medicine Woman

by (author) Ruth M. Buck

Publisher
University of Regina Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2003
Category
Women, Historical, Medical
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780889771604
    Publish Date
    Apr 2003
    List Price
    $24.95

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 The remarkable story of Elizabeth Matheson stands out as a biography of one of Canada's extraordinary women and as a compelling picture of pioneer life on the prairies. One of Canada's first woman doctors, she was a determined and truly remarkable person, whose characters and achievements, from her early days in Ontario and India to her death in 1958 are recounted by her daughter, author Ruth Matheson Buck.

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