Cecilia Makiwane
South African nurse and political activist
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Violet Sarah Matlou
South African medical professional and political activist
Catherine Cummins
Irish Sister of Charity and founder member of Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital
Zainab Asvat
South African doctor and anti-apartheid activist
María Teresa Ferrari
Argentine educator, physician, and women’s rights activist María Teresa Ferrari was the first woman to become a university professor in Latin America. She also did groundbreaking research advancing women’s health.
Dr Grace Perry
Australian physician and poet Grace Amelia Perry earned her medical degree at the University of Sydney in 1951, then established a home-based medical practice at Five Dock.
Anna Victoria Mangena
South African nurse
Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe
South African health practitioner and activist
Zamazulu Thembekile Nkosi
The first Black matron in the Natal Provincial Administration and in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Dr Gwen Donald
Gwen Donald was one of eight women among seventy medical graduates at the university of Melbourne in 1944.