Madeleine Brès

Madeleine Brès
Born
Madeleine Alexandrine Gebelin

(1842-11-25)25 November 1842
Bouillargues, France
Died30 November 1921(1921-11-30) (aged 79)
Montrouge, France

Madeleine Alexandrine Brès (née Gebelin; 26 November 1842 – 30 November 1921) was a French pediatrician and the first French woman to obtain a medical degree. In 1875, she defended her thesis on breastfeeding.

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