1884 – First female doctor in the Dominican Republic
Physician
About This Innovation
* Loguen Fraser became the first woman authorized to practice medicine in the Dominican Republic * Her practice was restricted to women and children due to her gender * Family income from their drug store was sufficient, she was able to offer free treatment to the poor. * When Sarah Fraser died in 1933, the Dominican Republic declared a nine-day period of national mourning with flags flown at half-mast.
The Invention
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