Romania XIX Women and Science – Women and the Transfer of Knowledge in the Black Sea Region

Elena Pușcariu-Densusianu (1875-1966)

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Physician. First woman professor of ophtalmology in a Romanian univeristy. She studied in Iasi and became a practician in Paris. She got her Ph.D. in medicine in Iasi in 1899.

Constanța Pompilian-Zossima (1870-1936)

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Mathematician. Studied in Bucharest and Sorbonne. She co-founded the journal Gazeta matematică. She founded in 1896 the Institute Pompilian, a high school for woman.

Maria Cutzarida-Crătunescu (1857-1919)

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First woman physician in Romania. She studied medicine in Zurich. In 1884, she became doctor in medicine, specialized in gynecology. She got involved in feminist activities.