Blanche Huber Explained

Blanche Huber
Birth Date:c. 1900
Birth Place:Birkirkara, Malta
Death Date:19 July 1940
Nationality:Maltese
Alma Mater:University of Malta
Occupation:Physician, pharmacist
Known For:First female doctor in Malta
Spouse:Joseph Caruana

Blanche Huber (c. 1900 – 1940) was the first female doctor in Malta.[1] She was also the first known female medical student in Malta, and graduated as a doctor from the University of Malta in 1925, having entered it in 1919.[2] [3] [4] However, she always practiced as a pharmacist in Żejtun.[5] [6]

Blanche Huber was born in Birkirkara, to Hon Joseph Huber and she later married Dr. Joseph Caruana, a fellow medical professional.

She was one of the first female students at the University of Malta, enrolling in October 1919 along with Tessie Camilleri.[7]

Huber died on 19 July 1940 at the age of 40. Blanche Huber Street in Sliema is named after her.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Allied Newspapers Ltd . Street names . Timesofmalta.com . 21 August 2004. 2019-01-14.
  2. Web site: Matthew Vella . 'Women deserve the most complete freedom', top doctor tells medical graduands . Maltatoday.com.mt . 2018-11-22 . 2019-01-14.
  3. Book: Charles Savona-Ventura. Contemporary Medicine in Malta [1798-1979]. 8 May 2016. Lulu.com (self-published). 978-1-326-64899-2. 340–.
  4. Web site: Allied Newspapers Ltd . Malta's first female graduate . Timesofmalta.com . 25 November 2007. 2019-01-14.
  5. Feminization of the medical profession in Malta. 2015-04-13. Joseph Cacciottolo. Malta Medical Journal. 27. 1. 2019-01-14.
  6. Web site: The Rise and Rise of the Female Graduate: Some milestones in tertiary education for women in Malta. Camilleri. Patricia. 2007. University of Malta. 25 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20181011165749/https://www.um.edu.mt/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/88941/theriseandrise.pdf. 11 October 2018. dead.
  7. Web site: University remembers its first female graduate. 22 Nov 2007. Times of Malta. en-gb. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200321174000/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/university-remembers-its-first-female-graduate.185192 . 2020-03-21 . 2020-03-11.
  8. Web site: Allied Newspapers Ltd. Time to lure cryptocurrency firms to Malta - BitMalta. 12 September 2017 . Timesofmalta.com. 2019-01-14.