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Anna Petronella van Heerden
South african physician, first afrikaner woman to qualify as a medical doctor.
Born April 26th, 1887 in Bethlehem. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1975 at 87 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
Occupations
archaeologist, gynecologist, physician, politician, publisher, suffragette
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