American technology company Google is celebrating the life of Dr. Saniya Habboub this Friday, one of the first female Lebanese doctors to study medicine abroad in the United States and the only Arab graduate from the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania.
Saniya Habboub was born in Beirut to a Muslim family, she graduated from the American Junior College for Women in Beirut (AJCW) in 1926.
According to Google’s description, Habboub traveled to America and received her medical degree in gynecology and obstetrics from the Women’s Medical College in Pennsylvania back in 1931.
Habboub returned to Beirut and started a practice in her neighborhood, Bab Idriss. She also co-founded the Lebanese Red Crescent Association and served as a board member for the Muslim Orphan’s Home, the Young Women’s Muslim Association, and Maqassed Hospital.
The Lebanese government honored her with a Health Medal of Merit in 1982 for her 50 years of devoted medical service and named a street in Beirut after her.
Dr. Saniya was an inspiring figure who paved the way for future generations of women to come, providing students with a scholarship in her name.
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