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   Who was Elizabeth Blackwell?

   • Elizabeth Blackwell (born February 3, 1821, Counterslip, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England—died May 31, 1910, Hastings, Sussex) was an Anglo-American physician who is considered the first woman doctor of medicine in modern times. Elizabeth Blackwell was of a large, prosperous, and cultured family and was well educated by private tutors.

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   Why did Elizabeth Blackwell become a doctor?

   • Elizabeth Blackwell said she turned to medicine after a close friend who was dying suggested she would have been spared her worst suffering if her physician had been a woman. When she graduated from New York's Geneva Medical College, in 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in America to earn the M.D. degree.

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   What books did Elizabeth Blackwell write?

   • She also published several important books on the issue of women in medicine, including Medicine as a Profession For Women in 1860 and Address on the Medical Education of Women in 1864. Elizabeth Blackwell was born in Bristol, England in 1821, to Hannah Lane and Samuel Blackwell.

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   Where is Elizabeth Blackwell alumna?

   • Two institutions honour Elizabeth Blackwell as an alumna: Hobart and William Smith Colleges, the current name of Geneva College, the founding institution of Geneva Medical College. Since 1949, the American Medical Women's Association has awarded the Elizabeth Blackwell Medal annually to a female physician.

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   3 days ago · Elizabeth Blackwell, Anglo-American physician considered the first woman doctor of medicine in modern times. Despite numerous challenges, including harassment from the male student body, Blackwell persevered and became the first American-trained woman to receive an M.D. degree. Learn about her life and career.

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   Elizabeth Blackwell (3 February 1821 – 31 May 1910) was a British and American physician, notable as the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States, and the first woman on the Medical Register of the General Medical Council for the United Kingdom.

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Scientists. Famous British People. Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to graduate from medical school in the United States. She became a leading public health activist during her...

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   The first woman in America to receive a medical degree, Elizabeth Blackwell championed the participation of women in the medical profession and ultimately opened her own medical college for women. Discover her story on womenshistory.org.

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   May 15, 2019 · By. Jone Johnson Lewis. Updated on May 15, 2019. Elizabeth Blackwell (February 3, 1821–May 31, 1910) was the first woman in the United States to graduate from medical school and become a practicing physician. She was also a pioneer in educating women in medicine.

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   Elizabeth Blackwell was born in Bristol, England in 1821, to Hannah Lane and Samuel Blackwell. Both for financial reasons and because her father wanted to help abolish slavery, the family moved to America when Elizabeth was 11 years old. Her father died in 1838.

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    Biography. When she graduated from New York's Geneva Medical College, in 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in America to earn the M.D. degree. She supported medical education for women and helped many other women's careers.