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Rosa Welt-Straus

Suffragist and feminist (1856-1938) · United States · On the map · Doctors · Died at 82

Rosa Welt-Straus (1856-1938) was a suffragist and feminist. Born in the Austrian Empire, she was the first girl in that country to graduate from high school, and the first Austrian woman to earn a medical degree, as well as the first female eye doctor in Europe.

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Country
United States
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1856 to 1938 · aged 82