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Jane Elizabeth Waterson

Jane Elizabeth Waterston (1843 – 7 December 1932) was a Scottish teacher and the first woman physician in southern Africa. Inspired by David Livingstone she trained to become a physician and missionary. Prejudice led her [clarification needed] to leave Livingstone's footsteps and to work with the poor in southern Africa.Waterston was the first woman physician in southern Africa.

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