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Germany and later move to the United States. She
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which received a permit from the German authorities to treat and vaccinate war refugees returning via Minsk to
Lithuania. This was accomplished thanks to Alseikienė's acquaintance from the university, German officer Werner Miller. At the same time, she was a board member of various committees
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in 1923–1928. The committee promoted
Lithuanian culture in the region. For such activities, Alseika was persecuted by the Polish authorities. In May 1924, the Polish authorities wanted to deport both Alseika and Alseikienė, but it was avoided after a complaint to the
542:, she volunteered to treat war orphans who lived in ten orphanages maintained by the society. To teach these children skills, she initiated crafts classes (for example, knitting for girls and blacksmithing for boys). She also participated in the activities of the
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Alseikienė graduated with a doctorate in summer 1908 and returned to Russia. However, to validate her foreign diploma, she had to pass additional examination in
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and effectively retire from the public life. At the end of World War II, both of her children – journalist
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and private practice, Alseikienė actively participated in the
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to work at various military hospitals. She established a 30-bed hospital with assistance from the
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Alseikienė died after a long illness on 26 September 1971. She was buried at the
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1125:(in Lithuanian). Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras. 13 October 2020
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994:"Minėdami Mariją Gimbutienę, pagerbkime ir jos tėvus – gydytojus Alseikas"
882:"Minėdami Mariją Gimbutienę, pagerbkime ir jos tėvus – gydytojus Alseikas"
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Janulaitytė (1883–1971) was a Lithuanian physician and activist.
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providing assistance to war refugees. In May 1918, together with
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graduated high school and did not want to attend the Polish
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as her specialty. She established her private practice in
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690:(in Lithuanian). Baltos lankos. pp. 255–262.
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457:Lithuanian Society for the Relief of War Sufferers
423:in summer 1910. She was joined by her now-husband
534:In addition to her work at the hospital of the
265:Veronika Alseikienė was born on 18 May 1883 in
459:treating Lithuanian students before moving to
330:for one semester and later transferred to the
338:as her specialty because she wanted to treat
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950:Vaišvilienė, Regina (16 March 2019).
495:, she became a representative of the
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1175:Humboldt University of Berlin alumni
1023:Lapinskas, Vincas (September 2006).
992:Vaišvilienė, Regina (21 July 2021).
880:Vaišvilienė, Regina (15 July 2021).
728:Vaišvilienė, Regina (22 June 2021).
349:and took care of the terminally ill
836:"Pirmoji okulistė – mokslų daktarė"
798:"Pirmoji okulistė – mokslų daktarė"
552:was bitterly contested between the
369:Alseikienė with her husband in 1915
1185:20th-century Lithuanian physicians
1057:Alseika, Vytautas (12 May 2021) .
544:Lithuanian Education Society Rytas
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353:. She also attended a lecture by
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1064:Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija
233:In 1931, she decided to move to
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916:Grigaravičiūtė, Sandra (2021).
596:with her two children. Her son
536:Lithuanian Sanitary Aid Society
488:Lithuanian Sanitary Aid Society
216:Lithuanian Sanitary Aid Society
141:Lithuanian Sanitary Aid Society
660:Barbora Burbaitė-Eidukevičienė
628:National Health Insurance Fund
622:later claimed that her cousin
308:banned Lithuanian publications
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762:Vaitkevičienė, Daiva (2021).
453:center of Lithuanian refugees
357:but was not impressed by it.
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210:, together with her husband
190:She studied medicine at the
1165:Lithuanian ophthalmologists
1160:Lithuanian women physicians
1086:Liekis, Algimantas (2011).
598:Vytautas Kazimieras Alseika
239:Vytautas Kazimieras Alseika
161:Vytautas Kazimieras Alseika
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686:Butkuvienė, Anelė (2007).
1170:University of Bern alumni
834:Stukas, Henrikas (2008).
796:Stukas, Henrikas (2008).
635:in 1960, 1968, and 1971.
477:Order of Saint Stanislaus
439:. Alseikienė worked at a
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618:. Alseikienė's daughter
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206:in summer 1910. During
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640:Petrašiūnai Cemetery
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391:Simbirsk Governorate
387:University of Dorpat
332:University of Berlin
320:Liudvika Didžiulienė
192:Universities of Bern
137:Board member of
123:University of Berlin
109:Petrašiūnai Cemetery
51:Veronika Janulaitytė
16:Lithuanian physician
1059:"Danielius Alseika"
662:graduated from the
574:Human Rights League
471:, commander of the
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23:Veronika Alseikienė
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324:University of Bern
288:, Catholic priest
248:and archaeologist
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616:Julija Biliūnienė
425:Danielius Alseika
395:Vladimir Dolganov
383:Danielius Alseika
351:Povilas Višinskis
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256:Biography
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