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The first professionally trained American nurse

The first woman physician of Bulgaria.

When the Consultation Centre, “Mother and Child,” was formed in Latvia by Lady Paget, Dr. Cesniece-Freudenfelde became the head of the Medical Department.

Switzerland’s first female medical student, who dedicated her career as a doctor to the health of women and children

Medical doctor and women’s health activist

The Bettjemans were among the first settlers to take up land at the ill-fated soldiers’ settlement in the Mangapurua valley in the Wanganui River hinterland. They were also among the last to leave.