Suitable for the Wilds
Subtitle: Letters from Northern Alberta 1929-1931 (Legacies Shared)
Edition: 2nd Ed edition
Publisher: University of Calgary Press
Published: August 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9781552381694
Subjects: Biography: general; Medicine; Social history; Women's studies; Sociology; Canada - Post-Confederation (1867-); Social Science; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; Alberta; Women; Medical - General; Women's Studies - General; Correspondence; Frontier and pioneer life; Missions, Medical; Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.); Women pioneers
Description: "Suitable for the Wilds is a collection of Dr. Mary Percy Jackson's letters written to family and friends in the early years of her practice, from 1929 to 1931. The letters offer a glimpse of life in northern Alberta at the beginning of the Depression, when the region was being farmed and settled by new European immigrants. These homesteaders, along with the area's Aboriginal and Metis population, were Dr. Percy's patients, scattered throughout a territory covering nearly 400 square miles. Vigilant about vaccination, nutrition and preventive medicine, she quickly proved to be a talented physician who was truly ahead of her time, particularly in the area of tuberculosis treatment and prevention. Dr. Percy's dedication, good nature and unfailing sense of humour shine through in her letters."--BOOK JACKET.