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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