Henrietta Lacks
African-American woman whose cancer cells became a major part of medical history.
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Kei Okami
The first Japanese woman to earn a Western medicine degree, from the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania in the USA.
Eileen Savell
New Zealand nurse who served overseas during WWI
Kitty Seville
New Zealand health and welfare worker
Marjorie Chambers
New Zealand nursing pioneer
Dr Elaine Gurr
New Zealand community activist
Dr Sarah Stewart
Sarah Stewart was a Mexican-American researcher renowned for her pioneering work in viral oncology research. She was the first to demonstrate the transmission of cancer-causing viruses from one animal to another.
Amparo Poch y Gascón
Amparo Poch y Gascón was a significant Spanish figure in the fields of anarchism, pacifism, medicine, and activism during the Spanish Civil War.
Dr Miliama Simeona
Miliama Simeona was a distinguished gynaecologist and obstetrician, and one of two women, alongside Nese Ituaso-Conway, to become Tuvalu’s first female doctors.
Shinobu M Poll
Distinguished Chuukese nurse and advocate for women’s rights in Micronesia