Jennifer Musa
Irish-Pakistani politician, tribal elder and nurse
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Edna Pengelly
As one of New Zealand’s most distinguished nurses, she had not only cared for the sick and wounded but contributed to the welfare of the young.
Dr Jane Cooke Wright
Pioneering African American physician and cancer researcher who made significant contributions to chemotherapy.
Agnes Karll
German nurse and a nursing reformer
Dr Martha Ripley
Influential American physician, suffragist, and reformer, particularly known for her work in advancing women’s health care and reproductive rights.
Anna C Maxwell
Senior Superintendent of Nurses in the United States
Cecily Mary Wise Pickerill
Although she had never gained postgraduate qualifications in surgery, she occupies an important place in the development of plastic surgery in New Zealand, especially for her contribution to the care of children with cleft lip and palate.
Mary Hearn
Irish gynaecologist and first female fellow of the RCPI
Brigid Thornton
Irish public health doctor and first female commissioned officer in the Irish Free State army
Vida Mary Katie MacLean
New Zealand civilian and military nurse, hospital matron