Class of 1951 graduation at the Women’s College Hospital

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Title

Class of 1951 graduation at the Women’s College Hospital

Description

On the day of their graduation, Class of 1951 marched from Women’s College Hospital to Convocation Hall at the University of Toronto. The school’s first Black student Agnes Clinton can be seen in the photograph. She is an example of one of the first Black nursing students in the country.

Creator

The Miss Margaret Robins Archives of Women’s College Hospital

Source

Digital Museums Canada. “Graduation March to Convocation Hall.” Community Stories. 1951. Accessed November 6, 2025. https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/womens-college-nursing_ecole-infirmieres-womens-college/gallery/graduation-march-to-convocation-hall/.

Date

June 1951

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Original Format

Photograph

Files

March to the Convocation Hall.png

Citation

The Miss Margaret Robins Archives of Women’s College Hospital, “Class of 1951 graduation at the Women’s College Hospital,” Black Canadian History Exhibit, accessed December 6, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/mathieu-black-canadian-history-exhibit/items/show/131.