Talk:Florence McConney

Dr. Florence Spaulding Hardy McConney
Dr. Florence Spaulding Hardy McConney
Born	September 20, 1894; Lindsey, Ontario, Canada
Died	June 23, 1981
Nationality	Canadian
Education	University of Toronto (BA, 1917; M.D., 1920)
Occupation	Physician
Years active	1920-1958
Employer(s)	Women’s College Hospital, St. Michael’s Hospital

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Introduction

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Remove the following: Florence McConney (20 September 1894 - ?) was a Canadian physician.

Replace with the following: Florence Spaulding Hardy McConney (20 September 1894 – 23 June, 1981) was a Canadian physician. ^[1] She was the Chief of Medicine at Women's College Hospital from 1935-1950, as well as the first director of the hospital’s Cancer Detection Clinic from 1948-1958. ^[2]^[3]

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Early life and education[edit]

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Change this sentence: She attended Jarvis Collegiate until she could attend the University of Toronto, graduating in arts in 1917, the same year she married.

To the following: She attended Jarvis Collegiate until she could attend the University of Toronto, graduating with a BA in 1917, the same year she married.^[4]

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Career[edit]

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Remove this sentence: McConney began work with the Women's College Hospital following her internship at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto.

Replace with the following: McConney began work with Women's College Hospital in 1922 following her internship at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. ^[2] McConney became the hospital’s Chief of Medicine in 1935. ^[2]

Remove this sentence: Following her retirement from the College Hospital she became the director of the Cancer Detection Clinic.

Replace with the following: Following her retirement from the hospital she became the director of the Cancer Detection Clinic from 1948-1958. ^[3] This clinic was opened in order to provide cancer screening to healthy women. ^[5] In addition to being the first director of the clinic, McConney was the founder of the clinic and is cited with “pioneering the clinic and its mission”. ^[5]

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Article: “Celebrating 70 years of leadership in the early detection of women’s cancers” Women’s College Hospital [1]

The Miss Margaret Robins Archives of Women’s College Hospital [2]

Records of Health Watch (formerly the Cancer Detection Clinic) Fonds in the Archives of Women’s College Hospital [3]

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Trailblazer at WCHArchives (talk) 15:41, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done, for the most part. I left out part of the very last paragraph about the Cancer Detection Clinic as it was sourced to the hospital. Thanks. --- Possibly (talk) 14:37, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "McConney, Florence Spaulding Hardy". Toronto Star. June 24, 1981.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Women's History Month Special – Dr. Florence McConney and Innovation". Women’s College Hospital.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Kendrick, Martin; Slade, Krista (1993). Spirit of Life: The Story of Women’s College Hospital. Toronto: Women’s College Hospital. p. 100.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Application Form For Appointment to the Medical Staff". Archives of Women’s College Hospital. May 12, 1958.
^ ^a ^b ^c Popa, Denisa. "Migrating Ideas and Borrowed Designs: How Cross-Border Movements of People and Ideas Shaped a Canadian Women's Hospital (1883-1948)". Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association.

[Toronto_Star-1] "McConney, Florence Spaulding Hardy". Toronto Star. June 24, 1981.

[Innovation-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Women's History Month Special – Dr. Florence McConney and Innovation". Women’s College Hospital.

[Spirit_of_Life-3] Kendrick, Martin; Slade, Krista (1993). Spirit of Life: The Story of Women’s College Hospital. Toronto: Women’s College Hospital. p. 100.

[Application-4] "Application Form For Appointment to the Medical Staff". Archives of Women’s College Hospital. May 12, 1958.

[Hospital-5] Popa, Denisa. "Migrating Ideas and Borrowed Designs: How Cross-Border Movements of People and Ideas Shaped a Canadian Women's Hospital (1883-1948)". Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association.

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