Rita Lobato
Rita Lobato Velho Lopes (June 7, 1866, in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande – January 6, 1954, in Rio Pardo) was the first woman to earn a degree in Brazil to practice medicine. She was the second Brazilian woman physician, following Maria Augusta Generoso Estrela, who earned a degree from the New York Medical College and Hospital for Women in 1881. Lobato received her degree in 1887 from a school in Bahia. Her initial enrollment caused debate, with some people arguing that women had brains too small to understand medicine or that a female doctor would never find a husband, although others were in favor of her entrance and the ''Echo das Damas'' saw her as an example for Brazilian girls. She did, in fact, marry and practised medicine for several years. Early life and education Lobato was born in the city of Rio Grande, in Rio Grande do Sul, on June 7, 1866 (some sources say June 9). She spent the early years of her life at various locations in the municipality of Pelota ...
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