This is a list of the first qualified female pharmacists to practice in each country, where that is known.
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United States | Elizabeth Gooking Greenleaf | 1727 | [1] | Susan Hayhurst was the first woman to receive a pharmacy degree in the United States, which occurred in 1883.[2][3][4] Ella P. Stewart was one of the first African-American female pharmacists in the United States.[5][6] Anna Louise James was the first African-American female pharmacist in Connecticut.[7][8] Cora Dow was a pharmacist in Cincinnati, Ohio, the leading female pharmacist of her time, with eleven stores under her name when she died.[9][10][11] |
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Country | Pharmacist | Year became pharmacist | Reference |
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Germany | Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony | Unknown | [12] |
Malta | Caterina Vitale | Unknown | [13] |
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