Léonie Abo
Congolese writer and activist Léonie Abo is best known for her role in the 1963-65 Kwilu rebellion.
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Blanche Huber
Although Blanche Huber was the first woman in Malta to train as a doctor at university, graduating from the University of Malta in 1925, she never practiced medicine professionally, instead working as a pharmacist.
Dr Soromini Kallichurum
South African medical doctor and medical school professor, the first woman to serve as Dean of the medical faculty at the University of KwaZulu-Natal
Susanna Kok
South African doctor who researched leprosy
Evelyn Mase
Frst wife of Nelson Mandela
Esther Franks
The first female ophthalmologist in South Africa.
Dr Maura Lynch
Irish missionary nun and surgeon active in Angola and Uganda
Esme Bodenstein
South African physiotherapist and political activist
Dr Pholile Mpofu
The first Black woman to qualify as a dermatologist through the College of Medicine in South Africa.
Dr Mamphela Ramphele
South African doctor and international leader