Amelia Chopitea Villa
Amelia Chopitea Villa (20 March 1900 - 1942) was Bolivia's first female physician.
Biography
Amelia Chopitea Villa was born in Potosí, Bolivia in 1900. Her parents were Adolfo Chopitea and Amelia Villa.[1]
Career
Villa graduated from the University of Saint Francis Xavier in Sucre, Bolivia in 1926, then continued her studies in Paris. She returned to Bolivia, where she became a prominent surgeon, specializing in gynecology and pediatrics.[2] She established the Children's Ward at the Oruro Hospital. The Bolivian government honoured her for her work.[3]
She was also listed in the Spanish-language book Quién es quién en Bolivia (Who is Who in Bolivia), published in 1942, the year of her death.[4]
The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago
Amelia Villa is one of the 999 women featured in Judy Chicago's art installation, The Dinner Party. She is included in the Heritage Floor area.
References
- ^ Editorial Quién es quién en Bolivia, ed. (1942, digitized 2010). Quién es quién en Bolivia (Who is Who in Bolivia). University of California (2010). p. 74.
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{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ Windsor, Laura Lynn (2002). Women in Medicine: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 204. ISBN 9781576073926.
- ^ Editorial Quién es quién en Bolivia, ed. (1942, digitized 2010). Quién es quién en Bolivia (Who is Who in Bolivia). University of California (2010). p. 74.
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