María Elisa Rivera de Díaz | |
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Born | María Elisa Rivera y León January 20, 1887 |
Died | March 12, 1981 San Juan, Puerto Rico | (aged 94)
Alma mater | Women's Medical College of Baltimore |
Occupation | Doctor |
Spouse | José E. Díaz García |
María Elisa Rivera y León de Díaz (born 1887 in Hatillo, Puerto Rico) was one of the first four women from Puerto Rico to earn a medical degree; the other three were Ana Janer in 1909, Palmira Gatell in 1910, and Dolores Piñero in 1913. [1] [2] [3] Ana Janer and Rivera graduated in the same medical school class in 1909 and thus could both be considered the first female Puerto Rican physician. [4]
Rivera graduated from the Women's Medical College of Baltimore, and started her medical practice that same year. [1] [3] [5] She was the first Puerto Rican woman to graduate medical school with the highest honors. [1]
María Elisa Rivera de Díaz | |
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Born | María Elisa Rivera y León January 20, 1887 |
Died | March 12, 1981 San Juan, Puerto Rico | (aged 94)
Alma mater | Women's Medical College of Baltimore |
Occupation | Doctor |
Spouse | José E. Díaz García |
María Elisa Rivera y León de Díaz (born 1887 in Hatillo, Puerto Rico) was one of the first four women from Puerto Rico to earn a medical degree; the other three were Ana Janer in 1909, Palmira Gatell in 1910, and Dolores Piñero in 1913. [1] [2] [3] Ana Janer and Rivera graduated in the same medical school class in 1909 and thus could both be considered the first female Puerto Rican physician. [4]
Rivera graduated from the Women's Medical College of Baltimore, and started her medical practice that same year. [1] [3] [5] She was the first Puerto Rican woman to graduate medical school with the highest honors. [1]