Dr Jean McNaughton
Australian nutritionist
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Anne Buttimer
Irish geographer and Dominican sister
Catherine Cummins
Irish Sister of Charity and founder member of Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital
Zainab Asvat
South African doctor and anti-apartheid activist
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.
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.