Dr Sarah Stewart
Sarah Stewart was a Mexican-American researcher renowned for her pioneering work in viral oncology research. She was the first to demonstrate the transmission of cancer-causing viruses from one animal to another.
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Amparo Poch y Gascón
Amparo Poch y Gascón was a significant Spanish figure in the fields of anarchism, pacifism, medicine, and activism during the Spanish Civil War.
Dr Miliama Simeona
Miliama Simeona was a distinguished gynaecologist and obstetrician, and one of two women, alongside Nese Ituaso-Conway, to become Tuvalu’s first female doctors.
Shinobu M Poll
Distinguished Chuukese nurse and advocate for women’s rights in Micronesia
Major Annie G Fox
Army Nurse who received a Bronze Star for her actions at Pearl Harbor
Elizabeth Fergusson
New Zealand nurse and midwife
Elizabeth Gunn
New Zealand pediatrician
Ann Evans
New Zealand nurse, midwife, refreshment rooms proprietor
Elizabeth Grace Neill
New Zealand nurse, senior public servant and social reformer
Elizabeth Kenny
Elizabeth Kenny developed a new treatment for poliomyelitis during the 1930s and established clinics in Brisbane with the backing of the State government but opposition from the medical profession. In 1940 she moved to the USA where her methods were widely acclaimed.