Physician, pathologist and museum curator
An unwavering trailblazer with a devotion to science, Dr. Maude Abbott paved the path for future generations of women in medicine, bravely overcoming adversity. Determined to have a career in medicine at a time when the profession was only beginning to soften its views on women becoming doctors, Dr. Abbott became an international authority on cardiac disease and steadily broke down barriers many women faced when entering medicine. In addition, she established an international reputation for the McGill Medical Museum as a first-rate teaching tool for medical students and a resource base for practitioners.