| Lady Aberdeen was the wife of Lord Aberdeen, Canada's Governor General from 1893 to 1898. She is shown in the robes she wore when she received an honorary L.L.D. from Queen's University, the first time an honorary degree was conferred on a woman by a Canadian university. An ardent social reformer, Lady Aberdeen believed that women were a vast unused resource in Canada. She was instrumental in forming the National Council of Women, and against the fierce opposition of the Canadian medical establishment she created the Victorian Order of Nurses of which she wrote: "...they will go hither and thither amongst our brave pioneers and bring help to those heroic people who are building up the future of this beautiful country amidst many hardships and privations." PA-027869 |