Lidia Gertrudis Sogandares
Lidia Gertrudis Sogandares (1908-1971), was a Panamanian physician.[1]
She became the first indigenous female physician in Panama in 1934.
Personal Life
[edit]Lidia Sogandares was born on October 17, 1908, on an island called Taboga in Panama. She grew up in a big family with four brothers and a younger sister. When she was a kid, her dad got a job with a company in Panama City, so they all moved there.[2]
Achievement
[edit]Sogandares was one of the co-founders and the inaugural female member of the Panamanian Academy of Medicine and Surgery. She also co-founded and served as the first president of the Panamanian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Additionally, she held memberships in the Pan-American Alliance of Medical Women, the Isthmian Medical Association of the Canal Zone, and the Women's Medical Association.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lidia Gertrudis Sogandares Rivera". EnCaribe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
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