Sofia Quintino

Sofia Quintino
Sofia Quintino in 1910
Born
Sofia da Conceição Quintino

1879 (1879)
Cadaval, Portugal
Died1964 (aged 84–85)
Carnaxide e Queijas, Portugal
OccupationPhysician
Known forDevelopment of secular nursing in Portugal
Supplement to the newspaper O Século about the suffragettes of the Liga das Mulheres Republicanas, published on May 12, 1910: 5 - Ana de Castro Osório; 6 - Maria Veleda; 7 - Beatriz Pinheiro; 8 - Maria Clara Correia Alves; 13 - Sofia Quintino; 14 - Adelaide Cabete; 15 - Carolina Beatriz Ângelo; 16 - Maria do Carmo Joaquina Lopes.

Sofia Quintino (1879-1964) was one of the first female physicians to graduate in Portugal. An active feminist, who opposed the Portuguese monarchy and feudalism, she played a particularly important role in developing a secular nursing service, in a country where nursing had previously been the preserve of nuns.