Who was the first woman doctor?
No one knows who the first woman doctor was, however I have some information on various significant women doctors below which I hope will help. Merit Ptah (c. 2700 BCE) was, possibly, the first physician in the world. She was also the first woman in science to be known by name. Her picture can be seen on a tomb in the necropolis near the step pyramid of Saqqara. Her son, who was a High Priest, described her as “the Chief Physician.” Agamede (c. 12th century BCE) was a Greek physician. According to Homer she lived before the Trojan War, she was born in Elis and was the daughter of Augeas, King of the Epeans. Although her biography is entertwined with myth, she does seem to have been a specific woman with knowledge of the medicinal properties of plants. Agnodike (last third of the 4th century BCE) was an Athenian physician who is said to have disguised herself as a man to study under Herophilus. When she completed her studies she attempted to practice medicine on women while still presen
