Dr Anna Petronella van Heerden, the first Afrikaner lady to qualify as medical doctor, is born.

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South African History Online. (2012, April 23). Dr Anna Petronella van Heerden, the first Afrikaner lady to qualify as medical doctor, is born.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082229

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"Dr Anna Petronella van Heerden, the first Afrikaner lady to qualify as medical doctor, is born.." South African History Online, 23 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082229. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Dr Anna Petronella van Heerden, the first Afrikaner lady to qualify as medical doctor, is born.." South African History Online. April 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082229.