MUSEUM BLOG
The Story of Robertson Davies and Fletcher's Castoria
What could Robertson Davies, a Canadian author, have to do with patent medicine Fletcher's Castoria?
The Story of Carl Baunscheidt and his Lebenswecker
Carl's lebenswecker was said to cure all kinds of diseases through this type of therapy, including baldness, mental disorders, and whooping cough.
The Story of Marjorie Winslow and her Medical Moulages
In the collections of the Museum of Health Care, there are 136 artefacts in the “Dr. Robertson/Marjorie Winslow Collection.” The majority of these are medical moulages-- wax models of the ways different diseases and pathological conditions affect the human body. They were some of the very first artefacts to be added to the museum’s collections, and at first, the artist’s identity was a mystery. After connecting with people who had known Dr. Robertson, who had used the moulages for teaching at Queen’s University, Marjorie Winslow’s name could be confidently affixed to her art.
Black History Month: Dr. Patricia Bath
Inventor of the Laserphaco Probe for cataract surgery.
Black History Month: Lillie Johnson
First Black director of public health in Ontario and founder of the Sickle Cell Association of Ontario.
Black History Month: Dr. Charles R. Drew
First African-American to be an examiner for the American Board of Surgery. First director of the American Red Cross Blood Bank.
Black History Month: Dr. Alexander Thomas Augusta
First African-American physician in the U.S. Army. First Black professor of medicine in the U.S. First Black hospital administrator in the U.S.
Black History Month: Dr. James McCune Smith
First African-American to hold a medical degree.