Sabat Islambouli

Kei Okami (center) with Anandi Gopal Joshi (left) and Sabat Islambouli (right), picture from 10 October 1885

Sabat M. Islambouli (1867 - 1941) was one of the first Syrian female physicians.[1] She was a Kurdish Jew from Syria.[2] She has had variations of the spelling of her name and is also known as Sabat Islambooly, Tabat Islambouly, Tabat Istanbuli, Thabat Islambooly and more.[2]

Medical training

Islambouli studied at the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in America.[3] She graduated with her medical degree in 1890.[4][3]

Later life

Islambouli is believed to have gone back to Damascus after she graduated, and then to Cairo in 1919 according to the college's alumnae list.[5] After that, the college lost touch with her. Little is known of what happened to her once she left America[6] She died in 1941.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Rao, Mallika (8 April 2014). "Meet The Three Female Medical Students Who Destroyed Gender Norms A Century Ago" – via Huff Post.
  2. 1 2 3 "UPDATED: Sabat Istanbuly, Female Student at the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania,1885". AndFarAway. 2013-12-23. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  3. 1 2 Falcone, Alissa (2017-03-27). "Remembering the Pioneering Women From One of Drexel's Legacy Medical Colleges". DrexelNow. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  4. ↑ Verghese, Danielle. "The Graduates". The Triangle. Drexel University. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  5. ↑ "Anandi Gopal Joshi, Kei Okami, Sabat Islambooly". Global Fund For Women. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  6. ↑ Woolf, Christopher; Werman, Marco (2013-07-12). "Historical Photos Depict Women Medical Pioneers". Public Radio International (PRI). OZY Media News. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
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