Graham, Enid Gordon National Historic Person

Toronto, Ontario
Address : Toronto, Ontario

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 2014-09-30
Life Date: 1894 to 1974
Dates:
  • 1894 to 1974 (Flourished)

Other Name(s):
  • Enid Gordon Graham (1894-1974)  (Designation Name)
Research Report Number: 2011-65-A(P);2012-11A

Importance: Widely recognized as the founder of physiotherapy in Canada

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ENID GORDON GRAHAM (1894–1974) Graham was instrumental in establishing physiotherapy in Canada. Trained in massage and remedial gymnastics, she rehabilitated soldiers wounded in the First World War and taught at the Military School of Orthopaedic Surgery and Physiotherapy, here at Hart House. In 1929, she helped create a diploma program at the University of Toronto. Her advocacy ensured that accredited physiotherapists served as officers in the military and at convalescent hospitals during the Second World War. The Enid Graham Memorial Lecture pays tribute to this founding member of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association.