Saw Sa

Saw Sa FRCS MBE (Burmese: စောဆ, pronounced [sɔ́ sʰa̰]; also known as Saw Hsa, Ma Saw Sa, Daw Saw Sa; 1 August 1884 – 28 February 1962) was a Burmese physician, midwife, hospital administrator, Christian missionary, suffragist, and government official. Dr. Saw Sa was the first Burmese woman to earn an advanced medical degree, and the first woman to serve in the upper house of the colonial parliament.

Saw Sa

Saw Sa FRCS MBE (Burmese: စောဆ, pronounced [sɔ́ sʰa̰]; also known as Saw Hsa, Ma Saw Sa, Daw Saw Sa; 1 August 1884 – 28 February 1962) was a Burmese physician, midwife, hospital administrator, Christian missionary, suffragist, and government official. Dr. Saw Sa was the first Burmese woman to earn an advanced medical degree, and the first woman to serve in the upper house of the colonial parliament.