Louise Mvembve
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Louise Mvembve (alternatively spelled Louisa Mvemve) was a midwife, herbalist, healer, and self-described "diagnostician" in South Africa during the early and mid-20th century. She has been posthumously attributed to researching and testing many treatments for ailments and diseases, as well as research focusing on compounds of plants and traditional medicine. Mvembve would have been considered a woman who participated in many trades, because on top of the previously mentioned career paths, she also was a chemist, and a fertility expert, or doula.