Jobodwana was the first and youngest Black woman to graduate from a South African university. She enrolled at Fort Hare University at the age of 14 for a BSc in medicine in 1955.
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Patricia Jobodwana
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South African History Online. (2011, February 17). Patricia Jobodwana. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ts/ref/B-0008206
South African History Online (2011) 'Patricia Jobodwana', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ts/ref/B-0008206 (Accessed: 25 July 2026).
South African History Online, Patricia Jobodwana [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ts/ref/B-0008206, (accessed 25 July 2026).
"Patricia Jobodwana." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ts/ref/B-0008206. Accessed 25 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Patricia Jobodwana." South African History Online. February 17, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ts/ref/B-0008206.
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