Gisella Perl
Romanian Jewish gynecologist deported to Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944, where she helped hundreds of women, serving as an inmate gynecologist.
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Dr Dorothy Klenke Nash
American neurosurgeon
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 Fe del Mundo
Filipina pediatrician Fe Villanueva del Mundo established the Philippines’ first pediatric hospital and, over six decades, helped shape the country’s modern healthcare system for children.
Florence Mnumzana
South African nurse and anti-apartheid activist
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