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The Extraordinary Life and Tragic Death of Evangelina Rodríguez Perozo - A Dominican in Paris | 2

2025/3/20
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Evangelina Rodríguez-Peroso, an Afro-Dominican woman, set out to Paris to further her medical studies, driven by the tragic death of her mentor Ana Kaona Moscoso during childbirth. Despite challenges in raising funds, she was determined to specialize in obstetrics and gynecology to improve women's health in the Dominican Republic.
  • Evangelina was the first Dominican woman to graduate from medical school.
  • Ana Kaona Moscoso's death deeply impacted Evangelina and fueled her determination to improve women's healthcare.
  • Evangelina worked multiple jobs to fund her studies in Paris.
  • Her med school in Santo Domingo lacked modern facilities, prompting the need for further education abroad.

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Devastated by the death of her mentor following childbirth, Evangelina decided to devote her life to women’s health. It took a decade to raise the money to go to Paris, which was then the mecca of medical training, but she never gave up. At the age of 42 she boarded a steamship to France. Amidst the post-war scene of France's Roaring Twenties, she studied obstetrics and gynecology with leading specialists and started to absorb modern ideas about public health. Her goal: to return home and revolutionize Dominican healthcare.

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