Florence Mnumzana
South African nurse and anti-apartheid activist
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Frances Rix Ames
South African neurologist, psychiatrist and human rights activist
Anandibai Joshi
Indian woman who earned her medical degree in the U.S. in the 1880s
Dr Helen Mackenzie
Korea-born missionary doctor
Catherine Mackenzie
Korea-born missionary and medical professional
Dr Rosemary Crowley
Australian member of Parliament and physician
Edith Butler
Edith Butler trained as a nurse at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, where she was later staff sister. She was awarded the Royal Red Cross in 1945 in recognition of her work in the Australian Army Nursing Service in the south-west Pacific area.
Margaret Boyle
First countess of Orrery in 1600s Ireland
Feziwe Bookholane
South African nurse and activist
Elizabeth Burchill
Elizabeth Burchill worked as a nurse in many diverse locations, including England, Canada, the USA, New Guinea and Thursday Island. She has written several books about her nursing experience, including Thursday Island Nurse and The Paths I’ve Trod.