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Geneva Medical College. Occupation. Physician. 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. [1]
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.
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.
Apr 2, 2014 · Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to graduate from medical school in the United States. She became a leading public health activist during her lifetime. Updated: Mar 31, 2021
Jan 23, 2014 · Health Jan 23, 2014 12:11 PM EDT. It was a cold, wintry day in upstate, western New York when a 28-year-old Elizabeth Blackwell received her diploma from the Geneva Medical College. As she ...
Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to receive an M.D. degree from an American medical school. 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.
