Fanny McHugh
Although the work for which she was more widely known was done during and after the First World War, McHugh had striven to enhance the health and welfare of women for nearly half a century.
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Dr Kate Waller Barrett
American physician, humanitarian, and social reformer
Vicki Baum
Jewish writer known for her impressive literary career
Abella of Salerno
1300s Italian physician and writer Abella of Salerno studied and taught at the Salerno School of Medicine.
Jane Preshaw
New Zealand nurse, midwife and hospital matron of Reefton Hospital
Caterina Sforza
Countess of Forlì and Lady of Imola, and regent for her son
Dr Mattie E Coleman
Trailblazing African American physician and community leader
Biddy Mason
African-American nurse and a pioneering real estate entrepreneur.
Isabella Gibbons
African-American educator who became a teacher after being freed from enslavement
Dr Virginia M Alexander
African-American physician, researcher, and public health advocate who broke significant barriers in medicine and academia.