title: The quota: "an equally serious problem" for us all.
abstract: The author explores the question--was a quota applied to the admission of women to the medical school of the University of Toronto? She uses a variety of sources, including class photographs, archives, statistics, personal recollections, and oral history. The existence of a quota from 1944 to 1968 is inferred from statistical patterns and confirmed by a surprising source. In closing, the historiographic implications of this project for research on other politically charged topics are considered.
authors.affiliation: History of Medicine Department, Queen's University.
authors.forename: Jacalyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duffin
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D049673:History, 20th Century; D011057:Politics; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000266:history*; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000266:history*; D014933:Women's Rights / Q000266:history*