Examining the biographies of female physicians who were the first to advocate for higher education for women provides valuable insights into the history of Russian medicine. The careers of these female physicians may illustrate the changes within medical training in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as their growing involvement in scientific, pedagogical, and public spheres. This study examines and analyzes the life path of Maria Veniaminovna Raskina, a graduate of the Moscow Higher Courses for Women (MHCW), that demonstrates the professional development of a female doctor who received her medical degree in the Russian Empire. To clarify biographical details, we examined open sources, family archives, the MHCW graduation photo album, publications by M. V. Raskina, and information from bibliographic databases that allows you to reconstruct her scientific interests and professional social circle. The life of a pediatrician, researcher, and high school teacher M. V. Raskina is closely connected with the establishment of Pirogov University, the origins of which date back to the Moscow Higher Women’s Courses transitioning to the Faculty of Medicine at the 2nd Moscow State University before becoming the 2nd Moscow State Medical Institute. The fate of M. V. Raskina illustrates the continuity between the MHCW and the Soviet Higher Medical School and the role of a woman in the development of Russian medicine and medical pedagogy. She was a researcher whose commitment to the profession and scientific research was demonstrated through dedicated public service.