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Roberta Jull
Roberta Henrietta Margaritta Jull (née Stewart, 16 August 1872 in Glasgow, Scotland – 6 March 1961 in Subiaco, Western Australia) was a medical doctor who, spurred by poor living conditions and high infant mortality, worked towards social reform. Early life Roberta Stewart was born in Glasgow, the second of four children of Isabella Henrietta (née Fergusson) and Robert Stewart, a minister of the Free Church in Lisbon. Roberta was educated in London and Scotland, returning to Portugal to care for her mother, who died in 1890. Her father encouraged her to achieve her educational ambitions in medicine, and, following her elder brother, with another brother attended Glasgow University. Women were excluded from lectures for male students, instead attending Queen Margaret College and the Royal Infirmary. She graduated MB CM (Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Surgery) in 1896, having spent an extra year studying eye diseases, then joined her brothers' medical practice at Guildford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Roberta is a feminine version of the given names Robert and Roberto. It is a Germanic name derived from the stems *hrod meaning "famous", "glorious", "godlike" and *berht meaning "bright", "shining", "light". People with the name * Roberta Achtenberg (born 1950), American attorney * Roberta Alaimo (born 1979), Italian politician *Roberta Alenius (born 1978), Swedish politician *Roberta Alexander (born 1949), American operatic soprano * Roberta Allen (born 1945), American conceptual artist *Roberta Amadeo (born 1970), Italian para-cyclist *Roberta Anastase (born 1976), Romanian politician * Roberta Joan Anderson (born 1943), birth name of Canadian–American singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell * Roberta Angelilli (born 1965), Italian politician * Roberta Annan (born 1982), Ghanaian investor and philanthropist *Roberta Arnold (1896–1966), American stage and silent film actress * Roberta A. Ballard, American pediatrician * Roberta Baskin, American journalist and non-profit director *Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
