Dr Grace Perry
Australian physician and poet Grace Amelia Perry earned her medical degree at the University of Sydney in 1951, then established a home-based medical practice at Five Dock.
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María Teresa Ferrari
Argentine educator, physician, and women’s rights activist María Teresa Ferrari was the first woman to become a university professor in Latin America. She also did groundbreaking research advancing women’s health.
Anna Victoria Mangena
South African nurse
Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe
South African health practitioner and activist
Zamazulu Thembekile Nkosi
The first Black matron in the Natal Provincial Administration and in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays
US Army Veteran Anna Mae Hays was the first woman in the US military to be promoted to a general officer rank.
Helen Bailey
Dora Helen M. (Helen) Bailey was instrumental in establishing the block system of nurse training at Fremantle Hospital.
Adelaide Tambo
South African political activist
Zuleika Christopher
Indian-South African doctor and political activist
Albertina Sisulu
Nontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu (née Nontsikelelo Thethiwe) was one of the prominent anti-apartheid South African leaders, widely referred to as the “Mother of the Nation”.