Charlotte Whitehead was born in England in 1843, and moved to Montreal, Canada at the age five with her family. Whileher ill elder sister throughout the years, Charlotte discovered she had a(an)in medicine. At 18 she married anda family. Several years later, Charlotte said she wanted to be a. Her husband supported her decision.
, Canadian medical schools did notwomen students at the time. Therefore, Charlotte went to the United States to studyat the Women's Medical College in Philadelphia. It took her five years toher medical degree.
Upon graduation, Charlotteto Montreal and set up a private. Three years later, she moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and there she was once again adoctor. Many of her patients were from the nearby timber and railway camps. Charlotteherself operating on damaged limbs and settingbones, in addition to delivering all the babies in the area.
But Charlotte had been practicing without a license. She hada doctor's license in both Montreal and Winnipeg, but was. The Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons, an all-male board, wanted her toher studies at a Canadian medical college! Charlotte refused toher patients to spend time studying what she already knew. So in 1887, she appeared to the Manitoba Legislature toa license to her but they, too, refused. Charlotteto practice without a license until 1912. She died four years later at the age of 73.
In 1993, 77 years after her, a medical license was issued to Charlotte. This decision was made by the Manitoba Legislature to honor "this courageous and pioneering woman."
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