Photo: Legacy Center Archives, Drexel College of Medicine.

According to theAssociation of American Medical Colleges, about 36.3% of active physicians in the U.S. are women.

They were the first women in their respective countries to get a medical degree in Western medicine.

First licensed women doctors of India, Japan, and Syria

Photo: Legacy Center Archives, Drexel College of Medicine.

Their individual stories are as fascinating as their shared ones.

When she completed schooling, Queen Victoria herself sent Joshee a letter to congratulate her on the accomplishment.