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Suitable for the Wilds - Letters from Northern Alberta, 1929-1931 (Paperback, 2 Illustrated Ed)
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Suitable for the Wilds - Letters from Northern Alberta, 1929-1931 (Paperback, 2 Illustrated Ed)
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The plea was advertised in the British Medical Journal in February
1929: seeking "strong energetic Medical Women with post-graduate
experience in Midwifery" for "country work" in western Canada. A
young Dr. Mary Percy was intrigued. After graduating with degrees
in medicine and surgery from the University of Birmingham in 1927,
she had been searching for the kind of opportunity which would
offer both adventure and practical experience. She answered the
advertisement and set off for the Peace River region of Northern
Alberta in June of 1929. Little did she know that her "adventure"
in the Canadian north was to last more than seventy years. Suitable
for the Wilds : Letters from Northern Alberta, 1929-1931, is a
collection of Dr. Mary Percy Jackson's letters written to family
and friends in the early years of her practice, from 1929-1931. The
letters offer a fascinating glimpse at life in northern Alberta at
the beginning of the Depression, when the area was being farmed and
settled by new European immigrants. These homesteaders, along with
the area's Aboriginal and MA (c)tis population, were Dr. Percy's
patients, scattered throughout a territory covering nearly 400
square miles. Vigilant about vaccination, nutrition, and preventive
medicine, she quickly proved to be a talented physician who was
truly ahead of her time, particularly in the area of tuberculosis
treatment and prevention. Dr. Percy's dedication, good nature, and
unfailing sense of humour shine through in her letters. This
delightful and captivating collection is a tribute to her
indomitable spirit.
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