Anna Bayerová was the second Czech female medical doctor

Physician

A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...

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Biography

Bayerová was born near Mělník

Melnik

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 in 1853, the youngest child of Josef and Marie Bayer. She attended school in Mělník until 1868, when she moved to Prague

Prague

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, where she met the authors Eliška Krásnohorská

Eliška Krásnohorská

Eliška Krásnohorská was a Czech feminist author. She was introduced to literature and feminism by Karolína Světlá...

 and Sofie Podlipská, and took gymnasial

Gymnasium (school)

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 exams, despite not being allowed to attend the gymnasium.

In 1875, Bayerová moved to Zurich

Zürich

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 and started attending classes at Zurich University. However, she suffered financial problems and returned home in 1878. Eventually, after receiving money to continue her studies, Anna Bayerová became the second female Czech physician in 1881.