Enriqueta Favez | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1791 Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Died | 1856 New Orleans |
| Education | Sorbonne |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Spouse(s) | A French soldier (name unknown) Juana de Léon |
| Children | One daughter (name unknown), died in infancy |
Enriqueta Favez (c. 1791 – 1856) also known as Henriette Favez[1] and Henrietta Faber, was a Swiss physician and surgeon who practiced medicine in the Napoleonic Wars and in Cuba. Although female, Favez lived as a male surgeon for approximately four years in Cuba—a fact that culminated in a well-documented trial and expulsion from the Spanish territories. Following her expulsion, she lived the remainder of her life as Sor Magdalena, a nurse for Daughters of Charity Services in New Orleans, eventually rising to the position of Mother Superior for that congregation.