Draginja Babić

Draginja Babić (3 October 1886 – 24 January/6 February 1915) was a Serbian medical doctor who worked at Valjevo Hospital during the Balkan Wars and World War I. She was a recipient of the Order of St. Sava.

Early years and education Draginja Babić was born in Valjevo, 3 October 1886, into a family of merchants, Janko Babić and Jelena Jelka (née Mišković or Mitrović. Her father was president of Valjevo municipality, 1892–1893, as was her brother, Marko Babić, in the period before the Second World War. Her brother, Jovan Babić, was a professor of Serbian language and a writer, and her sister, Marija (married surname, Tadić), was a pharmacist. During World War I, she also worked in Valjevo as a doctor. During the Balkan wars, she served as a reserve hospital manager. During the First World War, following the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian troops in 1914, she withdrew with the Serbian army to Pirot where she was the manager of the District Hospital.