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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Known for: first woman to successfully complete the medical qualifying exams in Great Britain; first woman physician in Great Britain; advocate of women's ...
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/physicians/p/e_g_anderson.htm
Trota or Trotula
Profile of Trotula or Trota, a medieval woman physician whose texts on gynecology and obstetrics were widely used for several hundred years in Europe.
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Agnodice
agnodice · ancient greece · women physicians. Dates: 4th century BCE. Occupation: physician, gynecologist. About Agnodice:. Agnodice dressed as a man to ...
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Elizabeth Blackwell
Elizabeth's sister Emily was a pioneer woman medical doctor. ... from Elizabeth Blackwell about women's rights and the medical education of women physicians ...
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/blackwellelizabeth/a/eliz_blackwell_2.htm
Elizabeth Blackwell
Elizabeth became interested, after initial repulsion, in the topic of medicine and particularly in the idea of becoming a woman physician, to meet the needs ...
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/blackwellelizabeth/a/eliz_blackwell.htm
Virginia Apgar
In 1933, Virginia Apgar graduated fourth in her class from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and became the fifth woman to hold a ...
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/physicians/p/virginia_apgar.htm
About Mary Edwards Walker
american civil war · women physicians · women soldiers ... She was a proponent of women's rights and dress reform -- especially the wearing of "Bloomers" ...
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_mary_edwards_walker.htm
Elizabeth Blackwell Quotes
A blank wall of social and professional antagonism faces the woman physician that forms a situation of singular and painful loneliness, leaving her without ...
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/quotes/a/eliz_blackwell.htm
Mae Jemison Quotes
Mae Jemison became the first African American woman astronaut in 1987. She was a physician who also spent time with the Peace Corp. After Mae Jemison left ...
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About Debi Thomas
Thomas completed her education to become a physician, and planned to become an orthopedic surgeon. ... Women's History Guide. Sign up for my Newsletter ...
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_debi_thomas.htm
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