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Esther Franks, physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, dies in Pretoria. She was a pioneer in the fight
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- 01Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, June 15). Esther Franks, physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, dies in Pretoria. She was a pioneer in the fight. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086219
South African History Online (2012) 'Esther Franks, physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, dies in Pretoria. She was a pioneer in the fight', South African History Online, 15 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086219 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, Esther Franks, physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, dies in Pretoria. She was a pioneer in the fight [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086219, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"Esther Franks, physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, dies in Pretoria. She was a pioneer in the fight." South African History Online, 15 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086219. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Esther Franks, physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, dies in Pretoria. She was a pioneer in the fight." South African History Online. June 15, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086219.
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