Florence Rena Sabin was the first woman to hold a full professorship at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and the first woman to lead a department at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. In her retirement years, she transitioned into a role as a public health activist in Colorado.
Influential American physician, suffragist, and reformer, particularly known for her work in advancing women’s health care and reproductive rights.
Irish public health doctor and first female commissioned officer in the Irish Free State army
Committed feminist and an advocate for women, children, the poor, and the elderly in the US.
Australian medical practitioner whose primary focus was on women’s health issues.
Irish medical doctor and health service pioneer
Irish hepatitis C campaigner
Irish physician and epidemiologist
Navajo leader and activist
Chadian obstetrician Grace Kodindo is an advocate for reproductive healthcare in her home countries and internationally. She is also active against female genital mutilation (FGM), drawing attention to the medical dangers of the procedure.