Ermelinda Lopes de Vasconcelos | |
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| Born | September 23, 1866 Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Died | 1952 Niterói, Brazil |
| Education | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro |
| Known for | First women to obtain a medicine degree in Rio de Janeiro state |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Doctor |
| Field | Gynaecologist; obstetrician |
Ermelinda Lopes de Vasconcelos (1866 – 1952) was a Brazilian doctor. She was the second female doctor to graduate from university in Brazil and the first in Rio de Janeiro state. As an obstetrician she is said to have been present at over ten thousand births.[1]
- ^ "VASCONCELOS, Ermelinda Lopes". Museu de História da Medicina do Rio Grande do Sul. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
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