| description: | Dr. Amelia Yeomans, Born In Quebec In March 29, 1842 Daughter Of Peter Lesuer (Secretary Of The Civil Service Commission). Married Augustus A. Yeomans Of Belleville, Canada West In 1860. After Her Husband Died She Studied Medicine And Graduated From University Of Michigan In 1883. She Moved To Manitoba, Passed The Examinations Of The Medical Board And Was The First Woman Member Of College Of Physicians And Surgeons In Manitoba. She Practised In Winnipeg For 16 Years, Making Diseases Of Women And Children Her Specialty. She Was Associated With Temperance And Equal Suffrage Movements And She Held Important Offices. She Founded The Manitoba Equal Suffrage Society And Was President And Then Vice President For Many Years. She Moved To Calgary And Retired From Medical Practice. She Was Vice President Of The Dominion Wctu And Also Vice President Of The Ottawa Equal Suffrage Society And The Calgary Wcty. She Died In Calgary At The Age Of 71 On April 23, 1913 |