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In early 20th-century Montreal, women with pencils and paintbrushes mapped the human body—and their own place within medicine. Trained in medical illustration, they turned observation into art and art into understanding. Their work transformed how medicine was taught and seen, even as they fought for recognition in a world ruled by men. This exhibit celebrates their talent, courage, and lasting influence.
Black and white photograph of eight women, dressed formally in hats and suits, seated along a table set for a meal.
Black and white photo of a group of nursing graduates in white uniforms, posing in an operating theatre.
Twenty-one men posing in three rows in an operating theatre of a hospital, wearing white lab coats or military uniforms.
Black and white photograph of a Scottish neo-baronial style hospital building.
Black and white line drawing of inner organs. Organs are labeled and signature and date appears within drawing on the left.
Black and white newspaper clipping.
Colour medical illustration of a throat being held open by forceps during surgery. At the bottom of the throat is a tracheotomy aperture.
Black and white photo of a woman painting en plein air at the entry point to a suspension bridge in a mountainous landscape.
Black and white magazine article page with a circular portrait of a woman top centre of the page.
Black and white medical illustration of head cross-section done in linework.
Black and white journal article showing a man's face and an open skull with exposed brain.
Black and white cranial medical illustration, signed and dated at the bottom left, mounted on crinkled newsprint with notes regarding publication details.
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