Blanche Huber

Blanche Huber
Bornc. 1900
Birkirkara, Malta
Died (aged 40)
Alma materUniversity of Malta
OccupationsPhysician, pharmacist
Known forFirst female doctor in Malta
SpouseJoseph Caruana

Blanche Huber (c. 1900 – 1940) was the first woman in Malta to train as a doctor. She graduated as a doctor from the University of Malta in 1925, having entered it in 1919.[1][2] However, Huber never worked as a doctor, instead she always practiced as a pharmacist in Żejtun.[3][4]

Life

Blanche Huber was born in Birkirkara to Hon Joseph Huber, and she later married Dr. Joseph Caruana, a fellow medical professional.[4]

Huber matriculated in June 1919.[2] In October 1919, she and Tessie Camilleri were the first female students to enrol at the University of Malta.[2][5] Huber chose to enrol in the longer medicine course, and Camilleri, a literature student, graduated ahead of her in 1922.[2]

She graduated as a doctor from the University of Malta in 1925.[1][2] However, Huber never worked as a doctor; instead, she practiced as a pharmacist in Żejtun.[3][4]

Death and legacy

Huber died on 19 July 1940 at the age of 40.[4]

Blanche Huber Street in Sliema is named after her.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 Matthew Vella (22 November 2018). "'Women deserve the most complete freedom', top doctor tells medical graduands". Malta Today. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Malta's first female graduate". Times of Malta. Allied Newspapers Ltd. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 Joseph Cacciottolo (13 April 2015). "Feminization of the medical profession in Malta" (PDF). Malta Medical Journal. 27 (1). Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Camilleri, Patricia (2007). "The Rise and Rise of the Female Graduate: Some milestones in tertiary education for women in Malta" (PDF). University of Malta. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "University remembers its first female graduate". Times of Malta. 22 November 2007. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  6. ↑ German, Maureen (21 August 2004). "Street names". Times of Malta. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Time to lure cryptocurrency firms to Malta - BitMalta". Times of Malta. Allied Newspapers Ltd. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
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