Linda Richards
The first professionally trained American nurse
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Annie Dodge Wauneka
Navajo leader and activist
Dr Tota Venkova
The first woman physician of Bulgaria.
Dr Zelma Cesniece-Freudenfelde
When the Consultation Centre, “Mother and Child,” was formed in Latvia by Lady Paget, Dr. Cesniece-Freudenfelde became the head of the Medical Department.
Dr Marie Heim-Vögtlin
Switzerland’s first female medical student, who dedicated her career as a doctor to the health of women and children
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.