Agnes Yewande Savage

Agnes Yewande Savage
Agnes Yewande Savage
Born	21 February 1906; Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	7 September 1964 (aged 58)
Nationality	Nigerian; Scottish;
Alma mater	Royal College of Music; George Watson’s Ladies College; University of Edinburgh;
Occupation	Physician
Known for	First West African woman in orthodox medicine; Empowerment of women in West Africa; Co-founding Korle-Bu Nurses Training College;
Parents	Richard Akinwande Savage Sr (father); Maggie S. Bowie (mother);
Relatives	Richard Gabriel Akinwande Savage (brother)

Agnes Yewande Savage (21 February 1906 – 7 September 1964) was a Nigerian medical doctor and the first West African woman to train and qualify in orthodox medicine. Savage was the first West African woman to receive a university degree in medicine, graduating with first-class honours from the University of Edinburgh in 1929 at the age of 23. In 1933, Sierra Leonean political activist and higher education pioneer, Edna Elliott-Horton became the second West African woman university graduate and the first to earn a bachelor's degree in the liberal arts.

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