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Use this resource to learn about the discrimination Elizabeth Blackwell faced as she pursued an education and career in the medical field. Learn about the hospital she established and the respect she finally earned. This article includes...

Bodil Mimi Krogh Schmidt-Nielsen (b. 1918), with her children (left to right) Mimi (age 5), Bent (age 9), and Astrid (age 11). They are shown examining study materials to be taken on an African expedition. The caption provided with the...

South African born writer and broadcaster Winifred May de Kok (1893-1969) had attended medical school in England during the 1920s and was in medical practice until 1953, when she became a television broadcaster, engaging in discussions...

A news article(1997)about a Ethiopian Midwife. A midwife is a woman who helps other women give birth, in the absence of a doctor or because there is no doctor.

A news article(1997)about a Ethiopian Midwife. A midwife is a woman who helps other women give birth, in the absence of a doctor or because there is no doctor.