In 1965, after Alabama state troopers attacked voting rights marchers on what became known as “Bloody Sunday,” Sister Antona Ebo and other nuns from the Franciscan Sisters of Mary traveled to Selma and joined the march to Montgomery when it resumed two weeks later.
Dr. Faustman invented the concept of producing genetically engineered pigs as transplantation donors, identified two biological pathways that allow treatment of autoimmunity, and identified a new mutation that may explain some of the differences between the ways men and women experience the same diseases.
As a physician, she focused on women’s health issues, gaining admiration from her patients. As a women’s rights activist, Hunt challenged the boundaries that restricted women in education and in society.
1800s American physician
Australian physiologist and educator
Australian hospital executive
Ann Woolcock was Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Sydney 1984-2001. She was an expert on asthma.
Australian researcher of family health, community health, domestic violence, the advanced nurse practitioner, rural health, and leadership.
Annette Street was appointed Professor in the School of Nursing at La Trobe University, Victoria, in 1999.
Annie Lynch was Mother Superior of Lewisham Hospital, Sydney which under her management between 1899-1922/23 developed into one of Sydney’s major general hospitals.