Jennie Smillie Robertson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jennie Smillie Robertson

Canadian physician and surgeon

Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1878

Place of Birth: Hensall, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 26-Feb-1981

Profession: physician, surgeon, gynaecologist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Jennie Smillie Robertson (February 10, 1878 – February 26, 1981), known throughout her career as Jennie Smillie, was the first Canadian female surgeon and also performed the country's first major gynecological surgery.
Born to farmers, she worked as a teacher to afford tuition for medical school before enrolling at the Ontario Medical College for Women which merged into the University of Toronto medical school during her time there.
Due to a lack of options in Toronto, she completed her training in the United States.
In 1911, she helped re-found her alma mater as today's Women's College Hospital after no Toronto hospital would let her perform surgery.
She died at age 103.