I have the grad picture and we all look so young.
It looks "stitched together" because I used a new toy - a mobile scanner.
You can increase the size on your own viewer - or I can send you a copy. I'm now using this as the background for the blog rather than the U of T logo.
Would someone like to take on a memorial piece to the folks we've lost?
In September of 1967, a large group of eminent young women began their journey towards a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Toronto. Five came from my high school in Toronto. I don't even know how many started but according to the grad photo, 71 graduated.
It wasn't exactly a motley crew but we were from a wide spectrum of mostly-Ontario communities. Rural, urban, the north, were all represented equally. It was a very homogenous group though in terms of colour (white) and gender (females) and ethnicity (anglo/european). And bright! I remember thinking how smart these folks were.
"Whiter Shade of Pale", "Respect", "The Letter" - as we gathered at Carr Hall in September of 1967, these were the songs that were playing in my ears.
We were celebrating Canada's 100 birthday. Pierre Trudeau wasn't quite in power yet but his heyday was coming. The Vietnam war was in full swing and for many of us this rankled deeply. Yorkville was swinging, drugs were on offer and for a little old Catholic girl, there was a lot of learning to do!
Four years later, we went our separate ways - to hospitals and community health, some to more education, some to marriage and kids right away.
And then life happened.
There were couple of reunions along the way and when 45 years had gone by, we decided to take it one step beyond a reunion, and capture some of the stories of our lives - and so this blog.
We're asking "the Women of 7T1" to send us your stories, just like Ginny Robinette did in our first entry. Give us a peak at what happened over those 45 years plus maybe what nursing did or did not mean to you? From the conversations at the May reunion, this group has contributed mightily to the health system in Ontario and Canada - and it's time we blow our horns a bit.
Also, if you've got photos of the early years or of your latest grandchild, send it Pat (psanagan@gmail.com) and I'll put them up here. Or add a comment or a pic below.
