Fe del Mundo, first female student at Harvard Medical School
She sold her home to build a children’s hospital, then devoted her career to improving care and reaching families poorly served by existing services.
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Corazon Aquino, revolutionary president of the Philippines
She entered politics without planning a presidential career, then helped rally peaceful resistance against a dictatorship and restore democratic government to her country.