Teresa Ratto

Teresa Ratto (1877-1906) was an Argentine physician. She was the second female doctor in Argentina, and the first from Entre Ríos Province.^[1] Ratto was the first woman accepted at the Colegio del Uruguay, and became the first woman to receive her bachelor's degree from there in 1895.^[1] She earned her medical degree in 1903 from the Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires.^[1] While studying there she began the Centro de Universitarias, one of the first feminist organizations in Argentina.^[1] As a doctor she became head of vaccination at the Asistencia Pública of Buenos Aires and later returned to Concepción del Uruguay to practice medicine there.^[1]

In addition to being a doctor she was a high school administrator.^[2]

The Chamber of Deputies of Argentina declared the year 2006 in tribute to Dr. Teresa Ratto.^[3]