Stefania Berlinerblau
Jewish-American anatomist and physician
Stefania Berlinerblau or Fanny Berlin (1852 – September 4, 1921) was an American anatomist and physician. She is noted for her investigations on blood circulation, which led to the demonstration of the artery-vein connections. She is also considered a pioneer in pushing for the recognition of women in the medical field. She was one of the first Jewish women who practiced surgery in the United States and was a co-founder of the New England Women's Medical Society, seven years before the acceptance of women into the Massachusetts Medical Society.
Early life and education
Berlinerblau was born in 1852 in Kherson, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (currently Ukraine). She was the daughter of Markus Berlinerblau. At a young age, her ambition was to become a physician. After she completed her gymnasium education, she persuaded her parents to let her study medicine in Switzerland. Together with a friend, she became part of a colony of Russian medical students who were enrolled at the University of Zurich. An account cited that during this period, Berlinerblau was a strong sympathizer of Prince Pyotr Kropotkin, Sergey Stepnyak-Kravchinskii, and other Russian revolutionaries.
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