Maria Zakrzewska

Maria Zakrzewska (1829-1902), a Polish physician, was born in Berlin to Ludwig Martin Zakrzewski and Caroline Fredericke Wilhelmina Urban. Her father was from a noble Polish family who lost their wealth and property to the Russians, so he worked as a civil servant. Her grandmother was a veterinary surgeon, and her mother worked as a midwife.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

In 1862, Zakrzewska founded the New England Hospital for Women and Children, the first hospital in Boston and the second hospital in America to be run by women physicians and surgeons.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

She also broke barriers that hindered women in practicing medicine in the United States, founded hospitals for women, and pioneered the movement that opened the nursing profession to black women.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

1829: 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar)....

1902: 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar)....

Polish: Polish () may refer to:...

Maria Zakrzewska related Images and Photos (experimental)

Maria	Maria Bello	Maria Montez	Maria Callas
Maria Schell	Maria Kanellis	Maria Kanellis	Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova	Maria Sharapova	Maria Tallchief	The Maria