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'''Amalia Assur''', (1803 - 1889) was the first female dentist in Sweden. |
'''Amalia Assur''', (1803 - 1889) was the first female dentist in Sweden. |
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Amalia Assur was the daugther of Joel Assur, "one of the first dentists in Sweden". Assur was active as her fathers assistant, and her brother was also a dentist. She was given special permission from the [[:sv:Medicinalstyrelsen|Royal Board of Health]] (''Kongl. Sundhetskollegiets'') to practice independently, despite the fact that the profession was not legally opened to women until 1861. She was active in [[Stockholm]]. |
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After the dentistry profession in general was legally opened to women in 1861, [[Rosalie Fougelberg]] became the first female dentist to be officially licensed. |
After the dentistry profession in general was legally opened to women in 1861, [[Rosalie Fougelberg]] became the first female dentist to be officially licensed. |
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== See also == |
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* [[Lovisa Årberg]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 17:08, 4 April 2009
Amalia Assur, (1803 - 1889) was the first female dentist in Sweden.
Amalia Assur was the daugther of Joel Assur, "one of the first dentists in Sweden". Assur was active as her fathers assistant, and her brother was also a dentist. She was given special permission from the Royal Board of Health (Kongl. Sundhetskollegiets) to practice independently, despite the fact that the profession was not legally opened to women until 1861. She was active in Stockholm.
After the dentistry profession in general was legally opened to women in 1861, Rosalie Fougelberg became the first female dentist to be officially licensed.
See also
References
- Österberg, Carin et al., Svenska kvinnor: föregångare, nyskapare(Swedish women: predecessors, successors). Lund: Signum 1990. (ISBN 91-87896-03-6)
- Wilhelmina Stålberg:Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor (Notes on Swedish women)
- Kjellander Barbro: "På Amalia Assurs tid. Några anteckningar om och kring den första svenska kvinnliga tandläkaren" (The days of Amalia Assur. Some notes about and in connection to the first female dentist in Sweden)