Irma LeVasseur
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Irma LeVasseur 🇨🇦

Irma LeVasseur (Known as "Irma LeVasseur")
Pioneering Pediatrician, Co-founder of CHU Sainte-Justine and Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus
Born 18 January 1877 🇨🇦 Quebec City, Canada
Passed Away 18 January 1964 Quebec City, Canada
Lifespan 87 years old
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"No society can claim civilization when its children perish from poverty and lack of specialized medical care."

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First French-Canadian female physician whose visionary dedication to pediatric medicine founded Montreal's Sainte-Justine Hospital and Quebec City's Enfant-Jésus Hospital.

Biographical Record

Irma LeVasseur was an exceptional pioneer of Canadian medicine. Barred from Quebec medical schools because of her sex, she earned her medical doctorate at the University of Minnesota in 1900. Returning to Quebec, she lobbied the provincial legislature successfully to pass a special act in 1903 allowing her to practice medicine in her home province.

Devoting her life to reducing catastrophic infant mortality rates, LeVasseur co-founded Hôpital Sainte-Justine in Montreal in 1907 with Justine Lacoste-Beaubien, and later co-founded Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus in Quebec City in 1923, leaving an indelible legacy of pediatric healing across Canada.

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Final Resting Place

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Saint-Charles Cemetery
Quebec City, Canada
GPS: 46.8150, -71.2500
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