1906 - 1964
Agnes Yewande Savage Doctor
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| Birthday |
21st February, 1906
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| Birthplace |
Edinburgh, Scotland
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| Died |
1964
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| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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| Occupation Text |
Physician
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| Occupation |
Doctor
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Agnes Yewande Savage (21 February 1906 – 1964) was a Nigerian doctor and the first West African woman to train and qualify in orthodox medicine. Savage was the first West African woman to receive a university degree in Medicine, graduating with first-class honours from the University of Edinburgh in 1929 at the age of 23. In 1933, Sierra Leonean political activist and higher education pioneer, Edna Elliott-Horton became the second West African woman university graduate and the first to earn a bachelor's degree in the liberal arts.
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