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Allisonian Firsts: 1880s-1890s

A virtual exhibition celebrating the bold Allisonians who became the "firsts" in their field.

Timeline

1880s-1890s


 

1882

Harriet Starr Stewart

First female Bachelor of Arts in Canada and in the British Empire

 

1884

Maria Louisa Angwin

First female doctor licensed to practice in Nova Scotia

 

1885

Harriet Starr Stewart

First female Master of Arts from Mount Allison University

 

1890

Louise Jean Landers

First female instructor of elocution at the Mount Allison Ladies' College

 

1890

Raitaro Okuro

First Japanese student to attend Mount Allison

 

1894

Harriott Scammell Olive

First female editor of The Argosy and first female valedictorian

 

1898

Christine (Ross) Barker

First female Chartered Public Accountant in the United States