Science, Medicine & Engineering
Landmark
Madeline Nyamwanza-Makonese
The first Zimbabwean woman doctor
Landmark is level 2 of 4 in the Zimbabwe Hall of Fame: a first that opened a door, or the pre-eminent figure of their generation in this country. See how the levels work.
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She graduated from the University of Rhodesia medical school in 1970, the first African woman to do so, and only the second African woman anywhere to qualify as a doctor.
Madeline Nyamwanza-Makonese was the first Zimbabwean woman to qualify as a medical doctor.
She graduated from the University of Rhodesia Medical School in 1970, the first African woman to do so, and the second African woman to become a doctor.
She graduated from the University of Rhodesia Medical School in 1970, the first African woman to do so, and the second African woman to become a doctor.
- Wikipedia — Madeline Nyamwanza-Makonese
- NewsDay Zimbabwe — Inside the night of unapologetic brilliance in Zimbabwe's women doctors
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