Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
South African politician, medical doctor and anti-apartheid activist
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Eileen Parry
Eileen Parry joined the Australian Women’s Army Service (AWAS) in 1941. In August 1943 Parry was made Assistant Controller of the AWAS, Tasmania and she had reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel when she was discharged in 1946.
Dr Harriet Ngubane
South African social anthropologist best known for her work on Zulu belief systems
Dr Gladys Tantaquidgeon
Mohegan medicine woman, anthropologist, author, elder and tribal council member Gladys Tantaquidgeon co-founded the Tantaquidgeon Indian Museum, the oldest to be owned and operated by Native Americans, in 1931.
Lucy Hobbs Taylor
The first woman to graduate from dental school and to receive a doctorate in dentistry.
Dr Sivaramakrishna Iyer Padmavati
Burmese-Indian cardiologist
Matilde Hidalgo
Ecuadorian physician, poet, and activist, the first woman to exercise the right to vote in Latin America, and the first to receive a Doctorate in Medicine.
Ruby Hirose
Biochemist whose research propelled the development of a vaccine for infantile paralysis, also known as polio, and advanced treatment for other diseases.
Dr Irene Ayako Uchida
Dr. Irene Ayako Uchida was a pioneer in Canadian genetics and cytogenetics during the latter half of the 20th century.
Dr Kadambini Ganguly
The first practicing female doctor in South East Asia