Jane Elizabeth Waterston
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Jane Elizabeth Waterston was a Scottish teacher and the first woman physician in southern Africa. Inspired by David Livingstone she trained to become a physician and missionary. Prejudice led her to leave the mission in Livingstonia and to work with the poor in South Africa.
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About this person
Country
United KingdomCategory
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1843 to 1932 · aged 89
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