Blanche Huber

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Blanche Huber (* 1900 in Birkirkara , Malta ; † July 19, 1940 ) was the first female doctor in Malta.

Life

Blanche Huber was born in Birkirkara in 1900 as the son of Hon Joseph Huber and later married Joseph Caruana, a medical colleague. She began studying medicine at the University of Malta in 1919 , making her one of the first female students at the university. She graduated in 1925. However, she only worked as a pharmacist in Żejtun .

Huber died on July 19, 1940 at the age of 40. The Blanche Huber Street in Sliema was named after her.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Allied Newspapers Ltd: Street names . Timesofmalta.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  2. ↑ University remembers its first female graduate ( en-gb ) November 22, 2007. Accessed March 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Matthew Vella: 'Women deserve the most complete freedom', top doctor tells medical graduands . Maltatoday.com.mt. November 22, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  4. ^ Charles Savona-Ventura: Contemporary Medicine in Malta [1798-1979] . Lulu.com (self-published), May 8, 2016, ISBN 978-1-326-64899-2 , p. 340–.
  5. ^ Allied Newspapers Ltd: Malta's first female graduate . Timesofmalta.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  6. ^ Joseph Cacciottolo: Feminization of the medical profession in Malta . In: Malta Medical Journal . 27, No. 01, April 13, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  7. ↑ a b Patricia Camilleri: The Rise and Rise of the Female Graduate: Some milestones in tertiary education for women in Malta . 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  8. ↑ Allied Newspapers Ltd: Time to lure cryptocurrency firms to Malta - BitMalta . Timesofmalta.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Huber, Blanche
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Maltese doctor, first doctors in Malta
DATE OF BIRTH 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Birkirkara
DATE OF DEATH July 19, 1940