Wijnberg, Rosalie (1887–1973)
Wijnberg, Rosalie (1887–1973)
Dutch gynecologist. Born 1887 in Netherlands; died 1973.
The Dutch Society of Surgery's 4th female member, studied gynecology with Professor Treub in Amsterdam; established the Dutch Society of Women Doctors (1933); during WWII, because she was Jewish, was transported to the Westerbork concentration camp, where, as the only doctor there, refused to obey orders to sterilize Jewish women involved in mixed marriages.
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