Elizabeth D. A. Magnus Cohen (February 22, 1820 – May 28, 1921) was the first woman licensed to practice medicine in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

She challenged the contemporary Jewish stereotype that sons should be the ones who chased professional attainments such as becoming doctors.

[4] In 1857, after earning her medical degree, Cohen relocated to join her husband in New Orleans.

She immediately gained the attention of the city's medical society and was greeted with enthusiasm.

[9] In an interview in February 1920 for her 100th birthday, Cohen stated that she was still invested in current events.

She was quoted as saying, "I’m glad to see the girls of today getting an education," "In my youth you had to fight for it... And I believe in suffrage, too – things will be better when women can vote and can protect their own property and their own children.