Amélia dos Santos Costa Cardia
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Amélia dos Santos Costa Cardia (1855–1938), born in Lisbon, was one of the first women medical doctors in Portugal.[1] She attended the Polytechnic School from 1883 until 1887, and then attended the Medical-Surgical School of Lisbon, graduating on July 20, 1891.[2] Her doctoral thesis was on yellow fever.[1] She was the first woman in Portugal to work in a hospital internship.[2] She also founded a nursing home which she led for almost ten years, and was part of the National League Against Tuberculosis and Association of Medical Sciences.[1] She also belonged to the Portuguese Spiritist Federation.[1] She was also a writer.[3]
Publications
[edit]- Episódios da Guerra, 1919
- Visionário : romance psicológico, 1932
- Pecadora : romance psicológico, 1934
- Alforria : romance psicológico, 1936
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "O Leme - Biografia de Amlia dos Santos Costa Cardia".
- ^ a b "As pioneiras em Medicina". odivelas.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
- ^ "A Celebration of Women Writers: PORTUGAL".
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