This document recounts the exceptional journey of medical pioneers, particularly highlighting the life of Irma LeVasseur. At a time when women were excluded from Canadian universities, these determined women had to go into exile or hide their identity to graduate. The text describes the many systemic barriers and social prejudices they faced to have their right to practice recognized. Irma LeVasseur is distinguished by her crucial role in the foundation of the Sainte-Justine Hospital, despite the hostility of her male colleagues. The story also highlights his heroic humanitarian commitment in Serbia during the First World War. In short, these sources pay tribute to those that have paved the way for future generations of female doctors..