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New Zealand civilian and military nurse, hospital matron, nursing administrator

American physician, humanitarian, and social reformer

Jewish writer known for her impressive literary career

1300s Italian physician and writer Abella of Salerno studied and taught at the Salerno School of Medicine.

New Zealand nurse, midwife and hospital matron of Reefton Hospital

Countess of Forlì and Lady of Imola, and regent for her son

Trailblazing African American physician and community leader

African-American nurse and a pioneering real estate entrepreneur.

African-American physician, researcher, and public health advocate who broke significant barriers in medicine and academia.

One of the first women to practice medicine in the United States.