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Tag Women in Medicine
Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910) 340

Elizabeth Blackwell

Elizabeth Blackwell (1821 – 1910) was a British physician. In 1849, Blackwell became the first woman to graduate from medical school in the United States. National Women Physicians Day is held on her birthday February 3rd
Elisabeth Hermine Winterhalter (1856 – 1952) 340

Elisabeth H. Winterhalter

Elisabeth Hermine Winterhalter (1856 - 1952) was a German gynecologist and surgeon. Pioneer physician; neuroanatomy researcher; leader of the feminist movement; and one of the first female surgeons in Germany
Georgina Ruth Hogg (1916 – 2002) 340 2

Georgina Hogg

Georgina Ruth Hogg (1916 - 2002) was a Canadian pathologist. Eponymously remembered for her work in describing the multiple benign skin tumors (fibrofolliculoma) of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome in 1977