Elizabeth McMaster

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Elizabeth McMaster (born 1847 -died March 3, 1903) was a Canadian humanitarian and head of the committee which founded the Hospital for Sick Children.[1]

She was born in Toronto and married Samuel Fenton McMaster who was a nephew of William McMaster,[1] a Senator and the namesake of McMaster University. In her forties, she trained to become a nurse in Chicago.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c Young J (1994). "A divine mission: Elizabeth McMaster and the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, 1875-92.". Can Bull Med Hist 11 (1): 71–90. PMID 11639375.  Full Text.

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