Draft:Doris Marshall

Doris Rosalind Marshall (1924-1987) was a Canadian-American dentist, and was the first Black Nova Scotian woman to be a dentist.

Early life
Marshall was born in Halifax in 1924 to West Indian parents. She worked as a secretary before attending university. She studied philosophy and psychology at McGill University, and earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) at Dalhousie University in Halifax, graduating in 1956.

Career
Unable to find work in Halifax due to racial and gendered prejudice against working Black women, Marshall travelled to Brantford, Ontario and became a school dentist. In Brantford, she met her husband Walter Harris, and the two moved briefly to Toronto before settling in Teaneck, New Jersey. There, Marshall worked with the Children's Aid Society before setting up a private practice. She also served as president of the Dalhousie Alumni Club of New York.

Death
Marshall died in January 1987 at age 63.

Awards
After moving to Teaneck, Marshall received a fellowship in pedodontics from the Guggenheim Dental Clinic in New York City.