User:WJonsu/Astrid Björkman

Astrid Björkman was born January 9th, 1886 in Oskarshamn, Sweden, and died January 20th, 1967 in Uppsala, Sweden. She was a Swedish doctor and women's pioneer. She was the daughter of the pharmacist Karl Björkman and Matty Egerström and cousin of bridge designer Axel Björkman.

Björkman graduated from tertiary school in Stockholm in 1904 and became a Licentiate of Medicine in 1917. She worked as a physician at Uppsala epidemic hospital in 1912, at Säters hospital in 1917, at Uddevalla Hospital in 1918, at Borgholm's hospital in 1918-19, at Lund hospital 1919-27, at Helsingborg hospital 1927-30, became chief physician at Källshagens hospital in 1930, and hospital manager there 1931-36 and at Restad's hospital in Vänersborg 1936-51. Astrid Björkman was Sweden's first female chief physician and hospital manager. She received the gold medal Illis quorum in the eighth size 1945.