38 Facts About Maria Kalapothakes

Maria Kalapothakes was a Greek medical doctor of Greek and American descent.

Maria Kalapothakes was the first woman physician in modern Greece.

Maria Kalapothakes was a pioneer for women's medical education in Greece during the late 19th century along with Angelique Panayotatou.

Maria Kalapothakes was a member of the Union of Greek Women or Enosis ton Hellenidon along with Kalliroi Parren.

Maria Kalapothakes established a clinic for women and children and trained nurses.

Maria Kalapothakes decided to teach hygiene at the Arsakeion high school for girls.

Maria Kalapothakes attended school in the United States and medical school in Paris at the Sorbonne for eight years.

Maria Kalapothakes fought for women's rights throughout her life she was awarded the Silver Cross in 1899 in recognition of her selfless work.

Maria Kalapothakes participated in aiding countless war refugees during the different uprisings involving Greece.

Maria Kalapothakes died poor in 1941 because she spent her money aiding patients.

Maria Kalapothakes was the daughter of American missionary Martha Hooper Blackler Kalopothakes and the Greek surgeon Michael D Kalopothakis.

Maria Kalapothakes's father was a military surgeon and studied theology at Columbia University in New York.

Maria Kalapothakes was around twelve years old when her mother died in 1871.

Maria Kalapothakes's father remarried a woman named Miss Margaret Kyle on January 31,1877, she was Maria's stepmother.

Maria Kalapothakes had two siblings Dimitrios Kalapothakis was an elder of the Evangelical Church and a journalist, her sister Daphne Kalopothakis was a pioneering archaeologist.

Maria Kalapothakes graduated from a Greek high school and then returned to the United States and attended the Harvard Annex where she received her bachelor's degree.

Maria Kalapothakes received equal rights at the University and local hospitals a subject that was foreign in Greece.

Maria Kalapothakes worked with some of the most brilliant surgeons in Paris.

Maria Kalapothakes's research was based on the development of gastric glands in fetuses from the sixth month until birth.

Maria Kalapothakes returned to Athens in 1894, she passed oral and written exams provided by the Medical School at the University of Athens to obtain a medical license.

Doctor Maria Kalapothakes specialized in general medicine and was the first female physician in Greece.

Maria Kalapothakes joined the organization entitled Union of Greek Women or Enosis ton Hellenidon.

Maria Kalapothakes offered to train the volunteer nurses with the help of four medical students.

Maria Kalapothakes wrote a letter to Florence Nightingale in 1896 telling her about her success with training nurses.

Maria Kalapothakes was affiliated with her from the time she spent in Paris.

Maria Kalapothakes asked her to become an honorary member of a committee to start a nursing school.

Maria Kalapothakes was bestowed the Silver Cross in 1899 in recognition of her selfless work.

Maria Kalapothakes was appointed president and founded a clinic for women and children.

Maria Kalapothakes supported his research and allowed the doctor to conduct clinical trials at the clinic for two years and the results were encouraging.

In 1901, Maria Kalapothakes participated in the first Panhellenic Medical Congress.

Maria Kalapothakes treated the wounded during the First Balkan War.

Maria Kalapothakes published a handbook entitled Information for Health Teaching in schools in 1912 and founded the monthly magazine Health.

Maria Kalapothakes assisted the war victims of Epirus during the Balkan Wars by operating mountain hospitals.

Maria Kalapothakes made another major contribution to humanity during the Burning of Smyrna in 1922 she aided thousands of Greek refugees, establishing a small hospital in Piraeus for their aid.

Maria Kalapothakes died poor in 1941 because she spent her personal money helping poor patients.

Maria Kalapothakes was the first woman to own and successfully operate a drugstore in Greece.

Two more female doctors Anna Katsigra and Anthi Vasiliadou motivated by the success of Maria Kalapothakes successfully practiced medicine in Greece around the same period.

Maria Kalapothakes was the first female physician to work at the women's prison in Athens.