Elizabeth Blackwell
Physician
1821 – 1910
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Who was Elizabeth Blackwell?
Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, as well as the first woman on the UK Medical Register. She was the first openly identified woman to graduate from medical school, a pioneer in promoting the education of women in medicine in the United States, and a social and moral reformer in both the United States and in Britain. Her sister Emily was the third woman in the US to get a medical degree.
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- Born
- Feb 3, 1821
Bristol - Also known as
- Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
- Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges
- Bedford College, London
- St Bartholomew's Hospital
- Geneva Medical College
- Lived in
- Bristol
- New York City
- Died
- May 31, 1910
Hastings
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on July 23, 2013
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