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Johanna Hellman (c. 14 June 1889 - 1982) was a female German and Swedish physician who specialized surgery. She was the first female to be a member of the German Society for Surgery and contributed to surgical advancements in Germany.

Education and Career
Johanna Hellman was born in Nuremberg, German Empire on 14 June 1889. In 1912 she attended medical school at the University of Berlin where she was trained under the German physician Hans Virchow. Hellman later returned to medical school at the University of Kiel, where she received specialized training to become a surgeon. After the start of World War I in 1914, Hellman worked in the University of Kiel Hospital, completing her final licensing exam and wrote her doctoral thesis. She remained in Kiel during the war and assisted with the care of injured soldiers. She joined the Northwest German Surgical Society in 1920 and began filling in for surgeons at various municipal hospitals. Hellman became the first female member of the German Society for Surgery in 1925. From 1929 to 1938 she worked as a surgeon, radiologist, and urologist at the Charité clinic in Berlin. At this time, she became assistant to Ferdinand Sauerbruch, the head of surgery at the university clinic. Hellman also became director of a Salvation Army hospital during this time period. She assisted in introducing a surgical division to the maternity ward of a Salvation Army hospital. Hellman was forced to resign from her roles as head doctor in 1938 due to Nazi discrimination laws. Hellman emigrated to Stockholm, Sweden but could not find work as a surgeon in part, because of her refugee status. She was able to work as a nanny and spent her time learning the Swedish language. In 1944, Hellman became an assistant at the Surgical Hospital of Eskilstuna and was authorized to form a private practice three years later. In 1947, Hellman managed her private practice at the Red Cross Hospital, working as an abdominal surgeon. Hellman and Dr. Willy Anschütz conducted research and published papers regarding radiation as a treatment of breast cancer. Hellman was still working at age 86, but little is known of her subsequent life.[1] In 1982 she died in Stockholm.

Family
Johanna Hellman was sister to Sophie Hellman (c. 1894 - 1979) who was also involved in German Healthcare as a nurse in World War I. Her father was David Hellman, a merchant, and her mother was Fanny née Kromwell of the Kromwell family of Gunzenhausen. Johanna Hellman was a mother to Irmgard Ahrendt, who she adopted during her time as a physician in Kiel during Word War I. The young girls father was injured in the war, however, soon after his recovery he won back custody of his child. In 1938, during her time as a nanny, Hellman adopted another child. She cared for one family's fourth child full-time and eventually adopted the little girl. The adoption did not become official until 1966.

My Article - Johanna Hellman
The article as little information about Johanna Hellman overall. I will find information about her early life, her contributions to science, death, and sections with any other information I find about her that seems important to her life work. The information is all neutral, but there is not enough information overall. I can use what has already been written and add/ format it better.

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Http://digifindingaids.cjh.org/?pID=475726 Guide to the Hellmann and Kromwell Families Collection, 1778-1982


 * born in Nuremberg in 1899
 * attended medical school in Berlin training under Hans Virchow, during 1912 and 1925. She later returned to medical school in Kiel to relieve specialized medical training to be a surgeon.
 * Was working at hospital in Kiel during WWI and assisted in caring for German soldiers.
 * During this time she adopted a child, Irmgard Ahrendt, whose father was injured during the war. When Irmgard Ahrendt's father returned to health he won a custody battle with Hellman to have his daughter back.
 * "From 1929-1938 she worked as surgeon, urologist, and radiologist at the Charité clinic in Berlin, through which she oversaw the restructuring of a Salvation Army maternity ward to include a full surgical division"
 * "In 1938 she was forced by the Nazi government out of her position as head doctor and emigrated to Stockholm. During the time period from 1938-1947 she faced bureaucratic difficulties in obtaining regular work as a surgeon in Sweden."
 * In 1966 Hellman again adopted the daughter of a patient
 * "From 1947 onwards she was permitted to operate a private practice as an abdominal surgeon at the Red Cross Hospital in Stockholm, and she also authored papers with former mentor and German colleague Dr. Willy Anschütz on radiation treatment of breast cancer."
 * Died in 1982 in Stockholm
 * Sister was Sophie Hellmann was born in 1894 in Nuremberg. Her father was the merchant David Hellmann, her mother was Fanny née Kromwell.

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 * Sister - Sophie Hellmann (no page)
 * Father David Hellmann (no page)
 * University of Kiel --> add to famous alumna list
 * Humboldt University of Berlin --> add to famous alumna list
 * Salvation Army --> add over see reconstruction of maternity unit in 1929 - 1938

Article Evaluations

 * The information is not as detailed as it could be and should use new sources
 * The resources are all accurate and fairly relevant
 * Considering that the article is titled "Abdomen" there is only a small paragraph discussing the abdomen in other animals, which should be more more developed or change the page to only "Human Abdomen"
 * All links work
 * Needs many more citations, other than external links