Dr Marie Heim-Vögtlin
Switzerland’s first female medical student, who dedicated her career as a doctor to the health of women and children
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Sophie Mannerheim
Reformer of the training of nurses in Finland.
Dr Sarah Hackett Stevenson
Medical doctor and women’s health activist
Bernardina Frajoso de Rivera
Uruguayan philanthropist and benefactor, first lady of Uruguay in 1830 to 1834 and from 1838 to 1843
Maria Christina Bruhn
Maria Christina Bruhn was Sweden’s first female inventor in the field of military technology.
Dr Mária Telkes
Dr. Telkes is best known for her invention of the solar water distiller and the first solar-powered heating system designed for residences. She also invented other devices capable of storing energy captured from sunlight.
Amy B Smith
Amy Smith is an inventor, teacher and founder of MIT D-Lab and Senior Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering at MIT.
Eva Ekeblad
Countess Eva Ekeblad was a Swedish salon hostess, scientist and agronomist.
Betty Sullivan
Betty Julia Sullivan was a female pioneer in the field of chemical engineering, where she won several prestigious awards against strict competition.
Nancy Bettjeman
The Bettjemans were among the first settlers to take up land at the ill-fated soldiers’ settlement in the Mangapurua valley in the Wanganui River hinterland. They were also among the last to leave.