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

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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