Emilie Lehmus

[2] Lehmus chose to study medicine, specifically gynecology, to help women who were often afraid to be examined by their male doctors.

After school, Lehmus completed an internship with the gynaecologist and obstetrician, Franz von Winckel in Dresden.

[4] Despite sustained opposition, including several court injunctions and slander, their clinic attracted a large clientele.

In 1881, the two founded the "Poliklinik für Frauen," which was later expanded into a modern surgical clinic and offered young female doctors in particular training opportunities.

[6] After giving up her practice, she lived in Munich for several years after the First World War, then with her sister in Gräfenberg near Erlangen where she worked as a pianist.