Françoise Legey
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Françoise Legey (1876-1935) was a French-Moroccan physician.[1]
She became the first female physician in Morocco in 1900. She devoted her career in Algeria and Morocco to women's healthcare. She established a maternity hospital in Marrakesh and educated midwives, and a milk dispensary.
She published two books on Moroccan folklore, Légey established in Marrakesh.
References
[edit]- ^ Ha, Marie-Paule (2014). French Women and the Empire: The Case of Indochina. Oxford University Press. p. 76. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199640362.001.0001. ISBN 9780199640362. OCLC 934656566. Retrieved 2018-04-02.