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 Here are five notable Canadian women nurses, each with a dedicated Wikipedia page, whose contributions have significantly impacted Canadian healthcare and society: Margaret Clothilde McDonald (Wikipedia c.c.) 1. Margaret MacDonald (1873–1948) Margaret Clothilde MacDonald was a pioneering military nurse who served in both the Second Boer War and the First World War. She became the first woman in the British Empire to attain the rank of Major and was appointed Matron-in-Chief of the Canadian Army Medical Corps Nursing Service. Her exemplary service earned her the Royal Red Cross in 1916 and the Florence Nightingale Medal in 1918. ​ Wikipedia Edith Monture - Emottawablog,com 2. Edith Monture (1890–1996) Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture, a Mohawk woman from the Six Nations of the Grand River, was the first Indigenous-Canadian woman to become a registered nurse. Denied entry to Canadian nursing schools due to racial barriers, she trained in the United States. During World War I, she se...