Icepick to Paintbrush: Nise da Silveira’s Psychiatry

Image retrieved from WikiMedia Commons. Marcela Costa If creativity, rebellion and innovation are indispensable vehicles to bring about change, Brazilian psychiatrist and health humanities pioneer Nise da Silveira was a shining example of these qualities. Born in the impoverished Northeastern region of Brazil in 1905, she was the first woman to graduate from her medical…