Alison Li has been awarded the 2025 Jason A. Hannah Medal by the Royal Society of Canada for her book Wondrous Transformations: A Maverick Physician, the Science of Hormones, and the Birth of the Transgender Revolution (University of North Carolina Press, 2023.) The Hannah Medal was established in 1976 with the assistance of Associated Medical Services Inc. and is awarded for an important work in the history of medicine published in the preceding five years.
Li says “It was tremendously rewarding to spend many years in the study of the life of Dr Harry Benjamin (1885-1986), a pivotal figure in the early development of transgender medicine. The long history of gender-affirming care deserves to be better known and I’m thankful to be able to share Benjamin’s story with a wider audience.”
The medal will be presented at the Awards Ceremony in Montreal on November 14 as part of the RSC Celebration of Excellence and Engagement.
