Mount Pleasant in Brant in Brant County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Dr. Augusta Stowe Gullen

1857-1943

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 10, 2026

1. Dr. Augusta Stowe Gullen Marker

Inscription. Canadas first woman graduate in medicine was born in Mount Pleasant. She attended the Toronto School of Medicine, received her degree from Victoria University in 1883, and was licensed to practise. Her mother, Dr. Emily Howard Stowe, had graduated in New York State in 1868, and after a prolonged struggle for recognition had been licensed to practise medicine in 1880, thus becoming Canadas first woman doctor. Both were ardent feminists, and devoted themselves to the advancement of women in education and public life. Dr. Emily Stowe organized the Canadian movement for female suffrage, and under her daughter’s leadership women in Ontario received the franchise in 1917.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Science & Medicine • Women. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 43° 4.924′ N, 80° 18.733′ W. Marker is in Brant, Ontario, in Brant County. It is in Mount Pleasant. It is on Mount Pleasant Road 0.2 kilometers south of Ellis Avenue, on the right when traveling

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south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 663 Mt Pleasant Road, Brant ON N0E 1K0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Canada’s First Telephone Business Office 1877 (approx. 4.4 kilometers away); The Bell Homestead/ La Propriété Bell (approx. 4.4 kilometers away); The Invention of the Telephone/ L’Invention du Téléphone (approx. 4.4 kilometers away); The Battle of Malcolm’s Mills (approx. 5.8 kilometers away); Heritage in Water (approx. 7 kilometers away); The Original Six Nations Land Grant (approx. 7 kilometers away); The Cenotaph (approx. 7.3 kilometers away); Polish World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.3 kilometers

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 10, 2026

2. Dr. Augusta Stowe Gullen Marker

Facing south on Mt. Pleasant Road

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Dr. Augusta Stowe Gullen ca 1880s image. Click for full size.

circa 1880s

3. Dr. Augusta Stowe Gullen ca 1880s

The Canadian Encyclopedia (public domain)

Dr. Emily Stowe, ca 1890 image. Click for full size.

circa 1890

4. Dr. Emily Stowe, ca 1890

Parks Canada (public domain)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 13, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.