Varvara Rudneva
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| Varvara Rudneva | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1844 |
| Died | 1899 |
| Other names | Varvara Kashevarova Rudneva |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Known for | First female medical doctor in Russia |
Varvara Kashevarova Rudneva (1844–1899), was a Russian physician.[1] She was the second woman in Russia to be a doctor and to obtain a degree in medicine (1876), after Nadezhda Suslova.[2] Her exam was thereby unique in Russia at the time and received much attention. Despite the ban against women studying at University, she was given a special dispensation to study by promising to treat only women patients who refused to be treated by male doctors because of religious reasons.[3]
Legacy
- A crater on Venus bears Rudneva's name.[4]
Notes
- http://english.ruvr.ru/2005/04/12/102263.html
- Marilyn Ogilvie & Joy Harvey: Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science
