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Margaret Charlton, pioneer medical librarian

Margaret Charlton, portrait (U.S. National Library of Medicine). Margaret Charlton · Unknown photographer · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Margaret Charlton, librarian at McGill University’s Medical Library (1895–1914) and Toronto’s Academy of Medicine Library (1914–22), advanced modern library methods in the profession’s formative years. In 1898 she co-founded the Medical Library Association, which became an international leader in specialized librarianship. She also wrote on the medical history of New France, and her success in a male-dominated field opened the way for other professional women.

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Margaret Ridley Charlton National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

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