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Enid Gordon Graham (1894-1974)

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Enid Gordon Graham was instrumental in establishing physiotherapy in Canada. In 1920, she played a founding role in the formation of the Canadian Association of Massage and Remedial Gymnastics.


The Government of Canada Recognizes the National Historic Importance of Enid Gordon Graham

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Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada today commemorated the importance of Enid Gordon Graham, as a person of national historic significance. A special ceremony was held in Toronto, Ontario, with members of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, the University of Toronto, and the Canadian Physiotherapy Association.


Kathleen “Kay” Livingstone (1918-1975)

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Livingstone actively engaged in creating a Canada-wide network of African-Canadian women. She was the driving force behind the first National Black Women’s Congress (1973), providing a national forum to address the concerns of Black women and advance their cause, and was a founder of the Canadian Negro Women’s Association (1951).


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2025-12-23