Hope Bridges Adams Lehmann facts for kids
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Hope Bridges Adams Lehmann
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Hope Bridges Adams Lehmann
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| Born | 16 December 1855 |
| Died | 10 October 1916 (aged 60) |
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| Fields | gynecology |
Hope Bridges Adams Lehmann (born December 16, 1855 – died October 10, 1916) was a very important doctor. She was the first woman to work as a general practitioner and a gynecologist in Munich, Germany. A general practitioner is a doctor who helps people with common illnesses. A gynecologist is a doctor who specializes in women's health.
Early Life and Education
Hope Bridges Adams Lehmann was born in London, England. Her father, William Bridges Adams, was a journalist and an engineer who designed railways. Hope was very smart and wanted to study medicine.
She went to Bedford College and then London University. After that, she studied at the University of Leipzig in Germany. She worked hard to become a doctor.
Medical Career and Family
In 1881, Hope officially became a doctor in Dublin. The next year, in 1882, she married another doctor named Otto Walther. They worked together in a medical office in Frankfurt am Main. They helped many patients there until 1886. Hope and Otto also had two children together.
Later, Hope became sick with tuberculosis. This was a serious lung disease. Because of this, she and Otto decided to open a special hospital. This hospital, called the Nordrach Clinic, was in the Black Forest. It was a place where people with tuberculosis could get treatment. They ran the clinic together until 1893.
Later Life and Recognition
Hope and Otto divorced in 1895. Hope then moved back to Munich. In 1896, she married Carl Lehmann. Even though Hope had earned her medical diploma in Germany in 1880, it took a long time for her to be fully recognized. She was not allowed to use the title "doctor" in Germany until 1904. This shows how difficult it was for women to be accepted as doctors back then. Hope Bridges Adams Lehmann was a true pioneer who opened doors for other women in medicine.
