Honoria acosta-sison biography
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Honoria Acosta-Sison facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Honoria Acosta-Sison | |
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A stamp of Acosta-Sison, made in her honor. | |
| Born | (1888-12-30)30 December 1888 Calasiao, Pangasinan, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died | 19 January 1970(1970-01-19) (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | First assistant in obstetrics, Philippine General Hospital Faculty member, University of the Philippines |
| Known for | First Filipino woman to become a medical doctor Research on trophoblastic diseases and toxemias of pregnancy |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Merit, 1955 Gold Medal, Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania 1959 Most Outstanding Woman Physician, Philippine Women’s Medical Association 1959 |
| Honours | Stamp with her image, 1978 |
Honoria Acosta-Sison (30 December 1888–19 January 1970) was the first Filipino woman to become a doctor.
Biography
She was born in the Philippines and graduated from the Women's Medical Coll