"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."--Jacket.
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Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
JSTOR
Stock Number
22573/ctv6cjw17
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Title
Suitable for the wilds.
International Standard Book Number
1552381692
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Jackson, Mary Percy
Jackson, Mary Percy
Jackson, Mary Percy
Jackson, Mary Percy
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Frontier and pioneer life-- Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.)
Physicians-- Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.), Correspondence.
Women physicians-- Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.), Correspondence.
Femmes médecins-- Paix, Région de la rivière de la (C.-B. et Alb.), Correspondance.
Médecins-- Paix, Région de la rivière de la (C.-B. et Alb.), Correspondance.
Vie des pionniers-- Paix, Région de la rivière de la (C.-B. et Alb.)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Historical.
Frontier and pioneer life.
HISTORY-- General.
Physicians.
SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Women's Studies.
Travel.
Women physicians.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Alberta, Northern, Biography.
Keg River Region (Alta.), Biography.
Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.), Biography.
Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.), Description and travel.
Alberta (Nord), Biographies.
Keg River, Région de (Alta.), Biographies.
Paix, Région de la rivière de la (C.-B. et Alb.), Biographies.
Paix, Région de la rivière de la (C.-B. et Alb.), Descriptions et voyages.