Where was elizabeth blackwell born
How did elizabeth blackwell die!
Biography: Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
When she graduated from New York's Geneva Medical College, in , Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in America to earn the M.D.
degree.
Elizabeth blackwell death
She supported medical education for women and helped many other women's careers. By establishing the New York Infirmary in , she offered a practical solution to one of the problems facing women who were rejected from internships elsewhere but determined to expand their skills as physicians.
She also published several important books on the issue of women in medicine, including Medicine as a Profession For Women in and Address on the Medical Education of Women in
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in Bristol, England in , 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 As adults, his children campaigned for women's rights and supported the anti-slavery movemen