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This is a list of the first qualified female physician to practice in each country, where that is known. Many, if not all, countries have had female physicians since time immemorial; however, modern systems of qualification have often commenced as male only, whether de facto or de jure. This lists the first women physicians in modern countries.
Lovisa Åhrberg. Possibly the first female doctor in Sweden. Maria Lovisa Åhrberg or Årberg (17 May 1801 [1] – 26 March 1881 [2]) was a Swedish surgeon and doctor. She was lawfully practicing surgeon long before it became formally permitted for women to study medicine at a university in 1870. Lovisa Åhrberg could be regarded as the first ...
Anna Magdalena Stecksén (May 27, 1870 – October 15, 1904) was a Swedish scientist, physician and pathologist. She was the first female Doctor of Medicine in Sweden. [1] [2] Born in Stockholm, Anna Stecksén was the daughter of general major Johan Olof Billdau Stecksén, who encouraged her to pursue advanced education. [1]
Lovisa Årberg (1801–1881) was the first female doctor and surgeon in Sweden; whereas, Amalia Assur (1803–1889) was the first female dentist in Sweden and possibly Europe. Marie Durocher (1809–1893) was a Brazilian obstetrician, midwife and physician. She is considered the first female doctor in Brazil and the Americas.
Physician, professor. Spouse. Nils Malmberg (1890–1987) Children. 1. Nanna Charlotta Svartz (25 July 1890 in Västerås – 3 April 1986 in Stockholm) was a Swedish physician and the first female professor at a public university in Sweden. Her research focused on gastrointestinal diseases and rheumatology.
Arne Asplund (1903–1993), inventor and engineer. Karl Johan Åström (1934–), engineer, control theorist. Nils Bohlin (1920–2002), inventor and engineer. Marianne Kärrholm (1921–2018), chemical engineer and professor. Ingrid Bruce (1940–2012), engineer and trade unionist. Gustaf Dalén (1869–1937), inventor and engineer.
At first, she filled in for other doctors who went on leave in various hospitals and had a difficult time finding a permanent position. At that time, there were very few female doctors working in Sweden, which added another barrier to her employment. [2] As a young woman doctor, she attended to the unique needs of her female patients.
Sweden portal This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Swedish physicians . It includes physicians that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.