Lidia Gertrudis Sogandares

Lidia Gertrudis Sogandares (1908-1971), was a Panamanian physician.

She became the first indigenous female physician in Panama in 1934.

Personal Life
Lidia Sogandares was born on October 17, 1908, on an island called Taboga in Panama. She grew up in a big family with four brothers and a younger sister. When she was a kid, her dad got a job with a company in Panama City, so they all moved there.

Achievement
Sogandares was one of the co-founders and the inaugural female member of the Panamanian Academy of Medicine and Surgery. She also co-founded and served as the first president of the Panamanian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Additionally, she held memberships in the Pan-American Alliance of Medical Women, the Isthmian Medical Association of the Canal Zone, and the Women's Medical Association.